The Attempt to Destroy Columbia
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The sheer volume of the vindictiveness and lawlessness flowing daily from the Trump administration makes it difficult to focus on any one transgression. Nevertheless, we should take special note of the extraordinary spectacle of the federal government trying aggressively to destroy Columbia, a major American university. Almost any sentence about Trump can begin with the words “never before,” but still: Never before has anything like this happened in the history of the republic.
Originally published: March 10, 2025
Author: Brian Rosenberg
Position: President Emeritus
Institution: Macalester College
Published by: Inside Higher Ed