Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands

[C_Clayton_Jones]

“Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the administration’s demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the Trump administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which essentially called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.”

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Very good.

More universities need to oppose Trump’s fascist authoritarianism.

 

[jbrownson0831]

“Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the administration’s demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the Trump administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which essentially called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.”

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Very good.

More universities need to oppose Trump’s fascist authoritarianism.

Fascists are leftists, facediaper. Even Harvard knows that.

 

[1srelluc]

Looks like they will be dipping into their 35B endowment fund to make up for the 550 million plus in fed funds.

 

[Darkwind]

Their progative. I guess they never really needed those funds from the Feds.

 

[Doc7505]

“Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the administration’s demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the Trump administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which essentially called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.”

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Very good.

More universities need to oppose Trump’s fascist authoritarianism.

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Then they they will have their government funding withdrawn, just as Cornell and Columbia have had their funding withdrawn.
Let these Universities live off their endowments, just as they did before. Perhaps they will reduce the salaries of their High paid professors.

Trump administration halts $1B in federal funding for Cornell, $790M for Northwestern

More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell and around $790 million for Northwestern have been frozen as the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at both universities

abcnews.go.com

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/us/columbia-university-grants-canceled-trump/index.html

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Harvard University rejects Trump administration's demands, risking billions in funding

Harvard's defiance marks first major pushback against administration's attempts to reform elite universities

abcnews.go.com

 

[mudwhistle]

“Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the administration’s demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the Trump administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which essentially called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.”

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Very good.

More universities need to oppose Trump’s fascist authoritarianism.

Nose-ringers wearing face-diapers are such fine people.

 

[80zephyr]

“Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the administration’s demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the Trump administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which essentially called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.”

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Very good.

More universities need to oppose Trump’s fascist authoritarianism.

Why? What has Trump done that you disagree with?

 

[Dekster]

“Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the administration’s demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the Trump administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which essentially called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.”

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Very good.

More universities need to oppose Trump’s fascist authoritarianism.

Most universities don't have a thousand trillion dollar endowment that they can use to weather the next 4 years

 

[struth]

“Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the administration’s demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the Trump administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which essentially called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.”

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Very good.

More universities need to oppose Trump’s fascist authoritarianism.

There is no showdown. They don’t have to. Then they get no federal aid

Which is fine, Harvard doesn’t really need it. Be truly private and do your own thing

 

[Scoutster]

Looks like they will be dipping into their 35B endowment fund to make up for the 550 million plus in fed funds.

 

[JGalt]

“Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the administration’s demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the Trump administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which essentially called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.”

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Very good.

More universities need to oppose Trump’s fascist authoritarianism.

This is nothing less than an insurrection. Those university officials who are responsible should be rounded up and placed in a federal prison for the next four years, while waiting for their trials.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Looks like they will be dipping into their 35B endowment fund to make up for the 550 million plus in fed funds.

Yes, not exactly Da Poorz are they...

 

[Zincwarrior]

This is nothing less than an insurrection. Those university officials who are responsible should be rounded up and placed in a federal prison for the next four years, while waiting for their trials.

Tell us you forgot to take your pills this morning without telling us you didn't take your pills this morning...

 

[Scoutster]

This is nothing less than an insurrection. Those university officials who are responsible should be rounded up and placed in a federal prison for the next four years, while waiting for their trials.

I wouldn’t agree with that. But if they choose to forgo the money and make it up by themselves, I’m OK with that as well.

 

[1srelluc]

I wouldn’t agree with that. But if they choose to forgo the money and make it up by themselves, I’m OK with that as well.

Actually, Harvard used their endowment fund to fund research before the feds started throwing grift money at them.

 

[0311]

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with its demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.

A letter the Trump administration sent to Harvard on Friday demanded that the university reduce the power of students and faculty members over the university’s affairs; report foreign students who commit conduct violations immediately to federal authorities; and bring in an outside party to ensure that each academic department is “viewpoint diverse,” among other steps. The administration did not define what it meant by viewpoint diversity, but it has generally referred to seeking a range of political views, including conservative perspectives.

 

[Scoutster]

This has already been posted, stop trying to make yourself self important. You’re not, this thread should be deleted.

 

[Mack The Finger]

I thought it was against the Constitution to give favors based on race ?

I was just looking at a facebook friend's...friend page-who is a black milintant andaccording to him I am some in concert with salvery in 1619.

The USA was not founded until 1776.

BTW: The guy hates Israel also.

 

[Bootstraps]

So Harvard is admitting they prefer to be racist? Understood.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration, becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with its demands and setting up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university.

Other universities have pushed back against the administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.

A letter the Trump administration sent to Harvard on Friday demanded that the university reduce the power of students and faculty members over the university’s affairs; report foreign students who commit conduct violations immediately to federal authorities; and bring in an outside party to ensure that each academic department is “viewpoint diverse,” among other steps. The administration did not define what it meant by viewpoint diversity, but it has generally referred to seeking a range of political views, including conservative perspectives.

Looks like they might lose their taxpayer funding. That's fine with me. Colleges with multi-million and multi-billion dollar endowments shouldn't be getting taxpayer money, anyway.