Readers respond: Trump trying to silence higher ed

Yale Weighs $850 Million Bond Sale Amid Trump’s Higher Education Attack

Yale University is considering selling $850 million of bonds in May, joining other elite colleges that have looked to the capital markets to raise funding as the Trump administration targets the institutions.

Readers respond: Trump trying to silence higher ed

A letter writer asks why the U.S. government gives Harvard University $2.2 billion each year, (“Why should taxpayers subsidize Harvard?” April 23). I offer this: Harvard doesn’t need a government bailout. Most of those funds were for research grants, processed according to government guidelines. They had signed funding contracts connected to them.

First 100 Days: Trump vs. higher education

As Harvard University battles the White House over its freeze on $2.2 billion in federal funding, other universities are likely taking note and keeping score.

Hey, Harvard. Woke Will Make You Broke! - Israel Unwired

Why should the federal government underwrite what are essentially trade schools in malicious anti-American, anti-Zionist propaganda? (April 29, 2025 / JNS) Borrowing a nifty lyric from the Beastie Boys (those white-hot, hip-hop Jewish sensations): “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Hate Jews!).” Yes, the original rap song focused on an altogether different “Right”: the one to “Party!”—once an eager rallying cry at college. But those were diff…

Froma Harrop: War against the Ivy League is a smokescreen

Let's cut to the chase. Most of Donald Trump's threats against Ivy League colleges are an attempt to divert attention away from an economy heading into crisis. The trade war is producing economic and foreign policy nightmares. Despite the DOGE show, budget deficits are projected to rise further under Republican rule. The stock market is traumatized. Investors are starting to bail out of U.S. Treasury debt. Recession and possibly stagflation are …