Trump and his allies want to dismantle the 45-year-old agency. But doing so would be more complicated than they say. Former president Donald Trump wants the Education Department gone. A candidate for U.S.
Faculty members are used to sharing power with presidents and trustees to run universities. But some presidents and lawmakers have made moves to reduce their say.
Some professors plan to bring the election into the classroom Tuesday to encourage civic engagement, while others will cancel class altogether to facilitate voting. At least 86 colleges and universities have canceled classes Tuesday, according to Day on Democracy, an organization that helps students advocate for their institutions to give them Election Day off. At other institutions, individual professors are deciding whether to hold classes, cancel them or perhaps take a third option, like making attendance on Tuesday not mandatory.
