The White House is going after universities. This college president is speaking out.

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<p>The Trump administration is upending college campuses across the U.S. In recent weeks, the White House has launched investigations into dozens of the nation&rsquo;s top&nbsp;universities, accusing them of antisemitism and threatening to freeze major federal grants if the schools don&rsquo;t end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and make other changes to address the administration&rsquo;s claims. <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-student/id6459880449" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael S. Roth</a>, the president of Wesleyan University, sat down with <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> host Shumita Basu to talk about how these moves endanger academic freedom and how schools are pushing back against the federal government.</p>