And reducing the influence of its administrators and faculty, whom the Republican administration has charged are “more committed to activism than scholarship.”
“The University is not going to give up.” The White House claims that the requests delivered to Harvard last week were intended to address campus antisemitism.
The suggested modifications focused on important areas such course content, admissions procedures, and faculty recruiting methods.
“The University will not surrender its independence or its constitutional rights,” said Harvard President Alan M. Garber on Monday, demonstrating the Ivy League school’s resolve.
Harvard is apparently the first prestigious American institution to resist the White House’s requests, CNN reports. Barack Obama has entered the Harvard vs.
Trump debate, and his remarks are causing a stir. The former president has put his support behind his alma university, denouncing what he regards as a political overreach,
