Massachusetts, US:
Last Friday, the Trump administration sent a letter to the Harvard University-an institution over 140 years compared to the US-asked to end its diversity, equity, and recruitment, entry and initiative to include the initiative to include in programs. The letter also asked the university to reduce the power of students and faculty members in university affairs and demanded systematic screening of student organizations and international students – a step aimed at reducing antisementism in the campus.
The demands of the administration include sharing the data hired with the government and bringing them to an external party to ensure that each academic department “approach is diverse.” Failure in compliance can result in loss of billions in federal funds, the administration warned.
Harvard responded rapidly, and until Monday, the US’s wealthiest university unevenly rejected the demands of the administration. The institution said that it would not follow the demands issued by the Trump administration as they “are in violation of the first amendment,” and “” attack the freedom of the university recognized by the Supreme Court. ”
Harvard Presidential letter
Putting forward the position of the university, Harvard President Alan Garber addressed the campus community to emphasize the gravity of the situation directly and its widespread implications on higher education and writing.
Garber said in a statement to the university on Monday, “Any government – no matter what party is in power – should decide what private universities can teach, which they can accept and rented, and what studies and examination they can do.”
“There is no government – despite which party is in power – should decide what private universities can teach, which they can accept and hire, and which areas of study and investigation can chase the areas of study and investigation.” – President Alan Garber https://t.co/6CQQPCJVTD
– Harvard University (@Harvard) 14 April, 2025
He insisted that the recipe of Trump administration is beyond the power of the federal government and “Harvard’s first amendment violates rights and the title is higher than the statutory limits of the government’s rights under VI”.
Garber wrote, “T threatens our values as a private institution, which is dedicated to search, production and spread of knowledge.”
He insisted that the university has clearly made it clear that it does not take its duty to fight lightly with antisemiamitism and states that in the last fifteen months, the institution has taken several steps to address the issue in the campus.
“We plan to do too much. As we defend Harvard, we will continue nourishing an affluent culture of open investigation in our premises. Developing the equipment, skills and practices required to attach creatively with each other, and enhance the stability and fairness of disciplinary processes; enhance the stability and fairness of disciplinary processes;
Garber further stated that with the freedom of thought and investigation, respect for the government and prolonged commitment to protect, universities are capable of contributing significantly to a free society and contributing in significant ways for more rich lives for people everywhere.
He said, “We all share a stake in the protection of that freedom. We now move forward as usual, with the belief that the fearless and unfit of truth frees humanity- and with confidence in that permanent promise that America’s colleges and universities keep for our country and our world,” he said.
Trump crack in premises
Since returning to the White House in January, US President Donald Trump and his administration have aggressively targeted universities and have tried to eliminate diversity efforts with claims of premises promoting antisementism.
According to a New York Times report, the administration has taken a special interest in a small list of the country’s most prominent schools, in which the authorities want to avoid a high-profile university as part of their campaign to remake higher education.
The administration first targeted Columbia University, followed by other Ivy League institutions, including Harvard – America’s richest as well as the oldest university.
Harvard University refused to follow the demand- the first university-Trump administration to do this by the Colds of $ 2.2 billion in federal grants to the cold, with additional billions of potentially risk.
The freezer amount is a fraction of $ 9 billion in federal funding that Harvard receives. About 7 billion dollars go to 11 affiliated hospitals in the university, and the remaining $ 2 billion goes directly to Harvard for research grants on subjects such as space exploration, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and tuberculosis.
It was not immediately clear which programs the funding freeze would affect.