Presidents of educational institutions such as Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Brown and Princeton signed joint letter
More than 250 universities, colleges and academic societies from the United States signed one on Tuesday (22.ab.2025) condemning “interferPOLIticFrom the government of Donald Trump (Republican Party) in educational institutions. Signatories include the presidents of Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Brown and Princeton.
Trump has been pressuring US universities to perform wide administrative reforms to suit their agenda. The Republican has been freezing resources from those who do not accept ,.
“Like himIderes of the faculties, universities and academic societies of the United States, we speak with a single voice against unprecedented government interference and political interference that now threaten US higher education”Says the letter (in English – PDF – 117 kb).
“We are open to constructive reforms and we do not oppose supervisionslegitimate government. However, we must oppose the improper intrusion of government in the lives of those who learn, live and work on our campuses. We will always seek effective and fair financial practices, but we must reject the coercive use of public funds for research”Read in the text.
One of the changes that the Trump government wants is in the admission of the students. The Republican also asked that universities’ faculty reforms were made.
The text states that US higher education institutions “have in common the essential freedom to decide, based on Critandacademic rivers, who admit and what will be taught, how and by whom”.
But-se na carta: “Our faculties and universities share the commitment to serve as open research centers where, in search of truth, teachers, students and staff are free to exchange ideas and opinions, covering the entire range of points of view, without fear of retaliation, censorship or deportation”.
The signatories stated that universities, besides “foster creativity and innovation”, Are responsible for“Ensure the leadership of the United States”In the research.
“More fundamentally, US colleges and universities form educated citizenship, capable of supporting our democracy”Says the text.
“The price of restricting the fundamental freedoms that define North Higher EducationAmerican to bepaid by our students and throughout society. On behalf of our current and future students, and all who work and benefit from our institutions, we appeal to a constructive engagement that strengthens our institutions and serves our republic”, He affirms to a letter.
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