Trump Administration Takes Fight With Harvard
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Harvard made a big show of resisting demands of the Trump administration. Now it has given in to some of them.
We hope that the renaming of Harvard’s diversity office and the end of University-funded graduation ceremonies are a signal of a shift in DEI policy. Without divisive branding, common-sense programs can continue without having their name tarred and feathered in the court of public opinion.
The dispute between the Trump administration and Harvard centers primarily on the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, commonly known as DEI programs. These institutional policies have become a focal point of disagreement between federal authorities and university leadership.
Colleges have scrapped affinity graduation celebrations as Trump targets DEI and state bans take effect, but new traditions may be starting.
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Blavity on MSNHarvard Cuts Funding For Black Graduation And Other Affinity Celebrations, Renames DEI Office Amid Clash With TrumpHarvard University has announced it will no longer fund community-based events during commencement ceremonies.
A New York University School of Law professor on tax policy called the news a “lawless action by the President.”
Former Harvard chief diversity and inclusion officer Sherri Charleston sent a message to students stating that the school’s Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging would be renamed “Community and Campus Life.
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Following threats from the Department of Education, Harvard announced that it will no longer fund affinity group graduation celebrations.
White House task force accuses Harvard of allowing 'pervasive insults, physical assault, and intimidation' of Jewish students - Anadolu Ajansı
Trump has previously implied that his administration could revoke Harvard’s tax exempt status if the school does not fall in line with the administration’s demands to crackdown on antisemitism and cut diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) out of the ...