Harvard University is refusing to comply with a series of demands from the Trump administration, potentially risking billions in federal funding, and the college’s University’s President Alan Garbar said in a letter that the school “will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights” by agreeing to a series of terms proposed by Donald’s administration. Harvard is not bowing down to the Pumpkin Pol Pot.
In particular, Donald’s administration demanded that Harvard end its DEI programs, adopt merit-based admissions, and cooperate with immigration authorities. And if they don’t lick his boots, the university risks losing $9 billion in federal funding.
ABC News reports:
Harvard’s rejection of Trump’s demands marks the first time a majority university has pushed back against funding threats made by the Trump administration.
In a letter Friday, the Trump administration argued that the school “failed to live up to both the intellectual and civil rights conditions that justify federal investment” and proposed terms including changing the school’s governance, adopting merit-based hiring, shuttering any DEI programs and allowing “audits” to ensure “viewpoint diversity.”
