A day after Harvard filed a suit against the Trump administration on his decision to freeze the billions in federal funds in the school, more than 180 higher education leaders across the country issued a joint statement on Tuesday, condemning the administration’s efforts to control universities.
The government’s “political intervention” and “overrech” “is now endangering higher education in the US,” he wrote.
Signators come from various colleges and universities across the country, as well as from higher education associations, which President Trump has shown the width of danger for academics. The University of Virginia and Virginia were officers of large public research universities such as the University of Virginia and the University of Visconsin-Madison and the Cancer due to their involvement in the statement.
The American Association of colleges and universities, aired by and a total statement signed by a total of 187 people, is attacking educational freedom, focusing on this concern.
The statement said, “We should oppose unfair government infiltration in the lives of those who learn, live and work in our premises.”
Harvard K. Elon M. Several presidents, including Garber, also faced financial risks as a result of the deep cut of administration for research contracts and grants. Dr. Garber said on Monday that his school had selected the administration to sue, as it had released a list of demands that included their professors for literary theft and appointing an external oversier to ensure that its departments were “viewpoints diverse”.
Harvard refused to follow the demands, and the administration said it would freeze $ 2.2 billion in federal money.
