Trump's war on D.E.I: Crackdown on the academic left?

According to an opinion piece in the New York Times, Donald Trump is taking direct aim at the academic left in the US, and it’s more than just rhetoric. From targeting DEI programs to cracking down on so-called "anti-Israel activism," his team is laying the groundwork for sweeping changes in higher education. Ivy League schools are in the crosshairs, with federal agencies instructed to investigate institutions with billion-dollar endowments. Meanwhile, universities like Harvard are already feeling the pressure, adopting controversial definitions of antisemitism and canceling events critical of "Israel." Is this about campus politics, or a broader effort to reshape American academia?