Trump Team Has Ivy League in Sight as It Gears Up Attacks on DEI

President-elect Donald Trump’s team has asked a key conservative activist to present a plan to slash federal funding for universities that refuse to scrap diversity and equity programs.

Christopher Rufo, who played a role in ousting Harvard’s first Black president Claudine Gay earlier this year, said he was invited to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate next week to deliver the sweeping proposal.

A senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute, Rufo plans to attend an event that Russ Vought is holding this Wednesday at the South Florida private club, which has served as the center for Trump’s transition planning. ...