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Episode 1: And So It Begins. President Trump is compelling universities across the country to adopt a more conservative agenda in exchange for access to federal funds. Episode 2: The Harvard Plan - our collaboration with the Boston Globe, is back! In episode one, we hear what unfolded at Harvard from Donald Trump’s inauguration to convocation 2025. Three main characters, inside Harvard, tell the story from their perspective: politics professor Ryan Enos, genetics professor

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