JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Omar X
HTML
<select name="searchuniversitycampus" id="searchuniversitycampus">
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
</select>
<a href="#" data-role="button" class="hide_show">Hide/Show select</a>
CSS
.hide { display: none !important; }
JavaScript
$(document).on('click', '.hide_show', function () {
//$("#searchuniversitycampus").closest('div.ui-select').empty();
$("#searchuniversitycampus").closest('div.ui-select').toggleClass('hide');
});