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Harvard faculty are organizing against fears the university will yield to Trump administration pressure after federal threats to revoke $9B in grants over alleged campus antisemitism.

Critics see President Alan Garber's vague response as appeasement. Trump’s actions mirror broader crackdowns on activism nationwide.

Over 600 faculty signed letters urging resistance and legal action. Faculty unions and national groups like AAUP have launched lawsuits and coalitions.

Despite recent program suspensions and resignations, many argue Harvard’s $53B endowment positions it to defend academic independence and resist political interference.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Of course they'll capitulate. Making themselves useful to those in power is their raison d'etre.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You want to lose all credibility overnight?

Ask columbia grads how they feel about their degrees now.

Capitulating to Trump will cost them more than their endowment, which is big enough to tell Trump and Elon to suck a dozen bags of dicks.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago

Capitulation while sitting on a $53B endowment demonstrates the desire to align if given an excuse to do so. Some universities would actually struggle if federal funding was withheld. Harvard is not one of them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

He's going to demand we unhang saddam next.