Harvard University is suing the Trump administration after the government froze over $2.2 billion in federal funding, claiming it violates the First Amendment and bypasses legal protocols. Harvard's president, Alan M. Garber, emphasized the serious impact on crucial research areas, including studies on child cancer survivors and disease outbreak prediction. The administration's justification is linked to accusations against Harvard regarding its treatment of Jewish students. Approximately 200 leaders in higher education have expressed their solidarity with Harvard, condemning what they view as government overreach and its potential to harm academic freedom.
The consequences of the government's overreach will be severe and long-lasting... critical lifesaving and pathbreaking research that occurs on its campus.
Taxpayer funds are a privilege, and Harvard fails to meet the basic conditions required to access that privilege.
Defendants' actions threaten Harvard's academic independence and place at risk critical lifesaving and pathbreaking research that occurs on its campus.
...nearly 200 higher education leaders released a joint statement speaking out against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.
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