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Who are the power players in President Trump’s fight against universities? And, then, how federal workers are coping with the interminable government shutdown. Plus:

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Trump has frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds for universities. Photo illustration by Adam Maida

Emma Green

A staff writer covering education and academia.

In the course of the past nine months, the Trump Administration has executed a highly effective assault on higher education. D.E.I. programs have

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