Taxing Ideology: A Threat to Academic Freedom The Treasury Department's proposal to strip private colleges and universities of their tax exempt status for implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies has sparked intense debate in the education community.
However, beyond the headlines lies a more insidious threat: an attempt by the Trump administration to use the IRS as a lever to control academic freedom.
The proposal itself is not new; it's a rehashing of previous attempts to dismantle DEI initiatives that had become widespread on campuses across the country.