Harvard President Stands Up Against Trump

Harvard University on Monday rejected demands from the Trump administration as it threatens the school’s federal funding as part of a broader clampdown on higher education. The university said that while it is and will continue to engage in reforms, those changes should not be mandated by Washington.

“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” wrote President Alan Garber.
In response, the administration said it would freeze $2.2 billion in multi year grants to Harvard, along with a $60 million contract.

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ElwoodBlues · M

And I applaud Harvard for this brave move!! US universities, public and private, are the biggest engines of new research on the planet, and many universities are fighting back against Tяump's NSF cuts. The research funding also funds tens of thousands of PhD students every year; people who will go out into industry and become essential to our future economic competitiveness.

Don't let Tяump amputate our future!!!

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

I mean on the one hand this is good.

But Harvard and Yale have war chests equivalent to the GDP of a small country. Not every university has the luxury of being able to tell Trump to shove his 60 million where the sun don't shine.

MistyCee

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda.

31% of Americans believed in Trump and put voted against humanity.

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MistyCee

@ElwoodBlues Interesting. I doubt Trump's IRS would care much about a State Constitution.

ElwoodBlues · M

@MistyCee I haven't a clue. Do you know any constitutional scholars? Obama used to teach con law and he says what Tяump is trying to do to academic freedom is illegal. but maybe that's hyperbole.

MistyCee

@ElwoodBlues I do know folks who teach Con Law, but the analysis with this SCOTUS is pretty all over the place.

I wouldn't call it hyperbole, though. The thing is that if five justices agree that a President is immune, that the militia clause is meaningless, that the 14th Amendment or any other Constitutional provision means something different, than that's the law, no matter how "wrong" it may seem to others.

Law Professors can scream all they want about precedent, interpretation, public policy, etc, but my guess is that the Roberts Court will end up slow walking rather than resisting this Executive branch for as long as it's able to without any assistance from the Legislative Branch and practically zero enforcement power.

Patriot96 · 56-60, C

Harvard has enough in endowment funds to pay tuition for every student.
They dont need taxpayer money

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Patriot96 And I am sure you are crying yourself to sleep that your cult leader cannot force them to impose his brainwashing.

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ron122 · 41-45, M

No problem, Harvard won't receive any funding.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@ron122 I see you approve of government forcing ideology on educational institutions. At least you are consistent on your authoritarian politics.

And if you think Trump is in a position to use funding as a threat you are clearly not bridge enough to be a member of the alumni at Harvard.

MissingLink · 51-55, M

@MistyCee Spoken like a true Dick-Tator

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