Harvard refuses to bend on its 'core principles'

Harvard Says It Won’t Abandon ‘Core’ Principles to Meet Department of Education Demands

Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won’t budge on “its core, legally-protected principles” over fears of retaliation. A letter from Harvard President Alan Garber detailed how the institution had made significant changes to its leadership and governance over the past year and a half. Among the reforms, Garber said, wa…

Harvard refuses to bend on its 'core principles'

BOSTON — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won't budge on "its core, legally protected principles" over fears of retaliation.

Me in The Economist: Don't Try to MAGAfy Harvard

A friend helped put together an event in DC during my trip there next week, which will be on Tuesday, May 20, at 6PM at The Crown & Crow. Yesterday, I sent out a link with the wrong date on it, but everything has now been fixed. You can purchase tickets here. Aaron Sibarium will be there, and we’ll be having a discussion on culture, universities, and more in the Trump era. We’ll basically have our talk, and then take some questions, and then we’…