What we’re really trying to get universities to get back to…is being places where you have discussions and different opinions and debates…

You need to get permission to have a protest at times that are appropriate…and you cannot wear masks unless it is for a religious purpose or a health reason.

But I was asked, and actually was accused, of perhaps shutting down free speech. I said, absolutely not. That is not what this is about.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks at the Young America’s Foundation (YAF) 2025 National Conservative Student Conference

Because of the Trump Administration’s resolution agreement with Brown University, aspiring students will be judged solely on their merits, not their race or sex.

the Trump Administration is successfully reversing the decades-long woke-capture of our nation’s higher education institutions.

Restoring our nation’s higher education institutions to places dedicated to truth-seeking, academic merit, and civil debate — where all students can learn free from discrimination and harassment — will be a lasting legacy of the Trump…

Women’s sports and intimate facilities will be protected for women and Title IX will be enforced as it was intended.

The Trump Administration is successfully reversing the decades-long woke-capture of our nation’s higher education institutions.

I am proud to partner with [Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] to ensure that Duke commits to excellence, integrity, and lawfulness in their training of our nation’s future leaders.

Columbia’s reforms are a roadmap for elite universities that wish to regain the confidence of the American public by renewing their commitment to truth-seeking, merit, and civil debate.

We’re hoping that Harvard will come to the table.