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FORTUNE: Former college and university presidents: Higher education must do better, but politically driven government intervention is not the solution

April 8, 2025

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discusses the federal government's aggressive threats to withdraw funding from colleges and universities, joining former presidents of American colleges and universities to urge the Trump administration to end these attacks in FORTUNE

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