Universities in Washington, DC Offer Courses Focused on Trump’s Presidency
In response to President Donald Trump’s second term, several universities in Washington, DC, are planning to launch classes that examine the presidential office and Trump’s influence.
At least three institutions in Washington state have announced they will be introducing Trump-themed courses for the upcoming fall semester.
For instance, George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government is offering a course titled “US Democracy in Crisis,” which discusses the ways the United States may no longer be considered a democracy under Trump’s leadership.
Professor Jennifer Nicole Victor, who previously taught the course in spring 2022, mentions this year’s session will explore the US “transitioning to a regime type that is not classified as democratic.”
Additionally, Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Advanced Government Studies is running a course dubbed “Presidential,” which focuses on how divisions in American culture and politics intensified during Trump’s second administration.
George Washington University is also offering a Political Science course on the “US President,” which covers “the controversy and confusion” surrounding Trump’s second term and examines the influence and dysfunction of his administration and its prospects for the future.
This interest is not limited to Washington area universities; for example, Smith College, a women’s liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts, introduced a spring course called “White Hegemony in Trump’s Era.”
Last fall, reports indicated that various universities nationwide created “safe spaces” for students and faculty following Trump’s election victory.
Students at prestigious schools like Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy were offered comfort food and activities such as “milk and cookies,” hot cocoa, and even “LEGO” toys to help them cope with the election results.
Harvard professors even canceled classes that day, offering optional or extended assignments instead.
