DEI backlash pushes shell-shocked colleges to the right

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Big-name colleges are now cracking down more aggressively on pro-Palestinian protests, which they say are getting increasingly intense and disruptive.

Politicians, meanwhile, are exerting massive pressure on universities over protests, diversity efforts and curricula have started to push administrators to the right.

Congressional testimony by Columbia University’s leadership and the school’s subsequent aggressive posture toward student protesters this week spotlighted the increasing influence of conservatives on America’s campuses.

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