Charlie Kirk’s Killing Stirs Up New Funding Threats for Colleges
First responders work the scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Sept. 10.
Photographer: George Frey/Getty ImagesUniversities across the US are facing funding threats from Republican lawmakers over their responses to staff and faculty members’ comments about the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The pressure campaign suggests President Donald Trump’s allies are looking for ways to expand his broadside against higher education, and many schools are already taking action.