Wesleyan University president on administration's efforts to revoke tax-exempt status

NPR | By Steve Inskeep

Published September 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Wesleyan University president Michael Roth about U.S. Treasury and IRS efforts to revoke tax-exempt status from private schools that help students based on race.

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