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Taxpayers fund universities, both public and private, in numerous ways. You already know about the hundreds of billions worth of research grants that flow their way, often outstripping the money they earn on actual tuition. We’ve reported the preferential tax treatment they receive on their massive endowments! And unfortunately, we help them keep tuitions high as President Biden continues forgiving certain people’s student loans — $168.5 billion and counting! 

 

Agencies and departments across the federal government also spend huge sums of money on grants that are meant to advance our national interests in various ways.

 

In the case of the Department of Education, that includes — again — funding universities to support the study of foreign countries and regions around the globe. 

 

Our public interest in that? It’s meant to help turn out more professionals in foreign policy, foreign aid and national security roles. These would be young professionals qualified to understand regional geopolitics and represent America’s interests.

 

Just one little problem….

At some of the best-funded programs — like at Columbia University — radical professors have been touted on their grant applications and have repeated some of the same anti-Israel, anti-Western views we hear from student protestors.

 

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