John Sailer Exposes the Alliance for Higher Education and Philanthropic Funding of Campus DEI Initiatives

Mark is joined by John Sailer, Director of Higher Education Policy and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, to discuss his investigative reporting on the "Alliance for Higher Education". Sailer reveals how public records demonstrate that the coalition was quietly organized and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a coordinated counter-offensive to resist higher education reforms and preserve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies. He breaks down how former community college president Mike Gavin was tapped to lead the network, examines the political activism of partner groups like the American Association of University Professors—including its primary endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan—and explains how major institutional philanthropy continues driving ideological programs in academia despite growing public backlash.