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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alice Speri

‘A huge cudgel’: alarm as Trump’s war on universities could target accreditors

Student holds placard at protest
A protester against Donald Trump’s cuts to the education department in Washington last week. Photograph: Allison Bailey/Reuters

Advocates for academic freedom are bracing for what they expect to be the next phase of the government’s effort to reshape higher education: an overhaul of the system accrediting institutions of higher learning.

Donald Trump has made no secret of such plans. During the campaign, he boasted that accreditation would be his “secret weapon” against colleges and universities the right has long viewed as too progressive.

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