Trump vs. Harvard: Adding Historical Context and Discourse with Gracie Taub

About this episode

Tristan Martinez discusses historical instances of presidential retaliation against universities with Gracie Taub, focusing on Trump's recent attacks on Harvard.

Welcome back to the second season of HPR Talk! In this episode, Host, Tristan Martinez '28, converses with Gracie Taub '29 on her recent article about President Trump and his recent attacks towards Harvard University. Has there been other times in history where the US President has retaliated against students or universities? How does this practice contribute to conversations surrounding higher education, the role of government, and free speech? Tune in to hear more about this article and others from the Harvard Political Review! This episode was Hosted by Tristian Martinez and produced by Sophia Mills '27. A special thanks to Gracie Taub for her contributions. Music by by Connum (https://freesound.org/s/23874). All articles discussed in this episode can be found at https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/

People in this episode

Host: Connum

Guest: Gracie Taub

Topics covered

• Trump
• Harvard University
• higher education
• government
• free speech

Keywords

• politics
• commentary
• HPR Talk

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Harvard Political Review

Places: US

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