I don't know that I'd call Biden a "populist," especially ..

for a widely unpopular cultural agenda. And I think this is more other folks, and especially institutions such as post-secondary education, rather than the Biden Administration.

Much, but not all, of that effort to change cultures is either bad or overdone. Some is being undone by the Supreme Court, see Affirmative Action, a product of the Nixon Administration that appears to have run its course. As a heterosexual Caucasian of the male persuasion, I have occasionally questioned the wisdom, fairness, and efficacy of Affirmative Action myself.

As to the university presidents, no sympathy from me, either.