This is Democracy – Episode 324: Universities Today
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May 29, 2026 · 36 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the changing landscape of U.S. universities, focusing on political culture, DEI initiatives, and financial pressures affecting education.
In today's episode, Jeremi and Zachary discuss how U.S. universities are changing, delving into shifts in campus political culture, administrative growth around DEI, viewpoint diversity and ideological siloing. They also discuss the financial and policy pressures such as federal research funding cuts, visa changes for international students, and endowment taxes, and what exactly these changes mean for teaching, civics education, and the role of universities in public life.
People in this episode
Host: Jeremi
Guest: Zachary
Topics covered
- universities
- political culture
- DEI
- viewpoint diversity
- financial pressures
- civics education
Keywords
- universities
- political culture
- DEI
- viewpoint diversity
- financial pressures
- civics education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S. universities, DEI, federal research funding, international students, endowment taxes
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