Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, a National higher education reporter for The Washington Post, and Robert Kelchin, head of the Educational Leadership department at the University of Tennessee, join Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University. They dive into the Trump administration's controversial funding freezes on major universities due to allegations of anti-Semitism. The discussion highlights the implications for research, university autonomy, and the broader landscape of higher education amidst political pressures and funding cuts.