Republicans are set to launch a broadside against colleges and universities if they take control of the federal government next year, eager to impose major changes on a higher education system that has faced intense scrutiny over accusations of excessive liberalism and, more recently, antisemitism.

After years of mounting tensions between universities and Republicans over concerns about free speech and perceptions that college campuses have become political echo chambers, the dam seemingly broke after the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

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