Harvard University Funding Stopped: The Donald Trump administration in the US stopped the funding of about $ 2.3 billion to Harvard University on Monday (April 14). The reason for this is that Harvard refused to accept the demands of the White House, seeking to limit protests in the campus and abolish programs related to diversity, equality and inclusion (DII).
This decision was taken on the recommendation of a government task force created to deal with the anti -Jewish spirit. The funding includes a grant of $ 2.2 billion and a government contract of $ 60 million. The task force says that this attitude of Harvard shows a worrying dictatorial thinking, which is spread in the most famous universities in our country.
University President Alan Garber accused of intervening
This statement of the Education Department came after a letter from Alan Garber, President of Harvard University. He sent this letter to the students and staff of the university. In this, Garber clearly dismissed Trump’s demands, defended the independence of the university and accused the government of intervention. Garber wrote, “No government, no matter what party, should have the right to tell private universities what they should teach, whom to give admission to whom and do research on which subject.”
He said that these demands of the Trump administration violate the first amendment of the American Constitution, which gives freedom of expression. Also, this title is against VI law, which protects citizens from discrimination on the basis of breed, color or country. Garber said, “If a government wants to run the process of studying and teaching in Harvard according to its own, then our real purpose will not be fulfilled. We have to improve our shortcomings.”
Trump wrote a letter
President Trump wrote a letter to Harvard University on Friday. In this, he talked about making major changes in the administration and leadership of the university and improving its admission policy. He also asked Harvard to review the initiatives related to his ‘diversity’ and end the recognition of some students clubs.
The government has warned that if Harvard does not accept these things, then it may threaten about 9 billion dollars of funds and contracts. Harvard is not the only big institution on which the government is pressurizing. The Education Department has also stopped the funds received by Pennsylvania University, Brown and Princeton University due to similar differences. Columbia University was also threatened by the government to stop the grant of billions of dollars, after which it had to make changes in its policies.
Harvard President Garber admitted that the university had taken several big steps to prevent incidents of Jewish protest, but he also clearly said that such changes will be made in their own way, not under pressure from any government order.
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