Harvard president takes swipe at Trump
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The murder of 45 American citizens as well as the abduction of 12 Americans on October 7th was a horrific terrorist attack … Harvard students not being able to comprehend that basic fact is
Alan Garber's remarks on Thursday were met with a roar along with students and staff rising to their feet to applaud him.
Recently, the Trump administration froze over $2.2 billion in grants and contracts from Harvard University, to quash antisemitic and pro-Hamas sympathies, dismantle DEI initiatives, and revoke international student rights.
Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public.
A lack of conservatives and fear of voicing “unpopular” opinions on campus are problems Harvard needs to address, Alan Garber admitted.
Harvard President Alan Garber told NPR's "Morning Edition" that the Trump administration's actions against the university, including attempting to cut research funding and ban international students,
Speakers during the university's commencement ceremony on May 29 defended Harvard's value following relentless attacks by the Trump administration
Stanford professor Abraham Verghese attacked the Trump administration during his speech to Harvard graduates, calling the university's defense of its values "courageous."