The Atlantic’s Rose Horowitch reports that a quiet battle is underway within academia, pitting those who think universities need to stand firm against Trump administration demands and those who believe some campus reforms are long overdue (though not via Trump’s autocratic bullying). … I happen to agree with David Brooks, who, in a slightly different context, advocates a combo resist-and-reform strategy against Trump. In the case of higher-ed, resist the president’s outrageous right-wing demands while embracing reforms that curtail the outrageous antics of the left on campuses. … Fyi: Unlike Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber, Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, is clearly, and admirably, a resist-and-reform leader, as this NYT article makes clear.