US EditionHarvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power
- Harvard University has openly defied the Trump administration's demands regarding campus activism, marking a heightened conflict between the federal government and elite universities.
- The Trump administration announced a suspension of over $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard after the university rejected proposed conditions related to student and faculty viewpoints.
- Harvard President Alan Garber stated that the government's demands violate the school's First Amendment rights, emphasizing that no government should dictate university operations.
- Former President Barack Obama praised Harvard's decision as a stand for academic freedom against what he described as a government attempt to stifle it.
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Brack: It’s time to right some big wrongs - Statehouse
It’s sad to say, but there’s more wrong going on than right these days in the United States. Sadder still is that these national wounds are self-inflicted — by the Trump Administration, a fearful Congress and a judiciary that needs to wake up more. The post Brack: It’s time to right some big wrongs appeared first on Charleston City Paper.
Harvard vs Trump: Battle for the classroom
In this edition we take a look at the latest in the Trump administration's fight against US universities. We find out who, and what, is behind the threat to revoke federal funding to Harvard University. Finally, we discuss how European nations are trying to position themselves as an alternative option for fleeing researchers, but how those countries also face their own challenges.
The confrontation between governments and universities for political reasons has not been unusual in Latin America, where the most powerful governmental weapon has normally been the budget. However, what is happening north of the Rio Grande is unprecedented. Several elite American universities have received letters demanding the issuance of policies that meet the expectations of the authorities. The Republican political collective that supports …
My First Harvard Donation in Nearly 50 Years: They Can Thank Trump - WhoWhatWhy
Last night I sent Harvard a gift of $100. I sent this note along with it: This is my first gift to Harvard since I graduated 47 years ago. I haven’t been a donor for two reasons: 1) I’m not wealthy, well below average, I suspect, for a Harvard grad; 2) There were many other causes I felt were more in need than Harvard, given its massive endowment and major funding sources. I am giving tonight — and will likely give again in the future — in appre…
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