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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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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!!!