Larry Wilson: Trump vs. Harvard as Americans go Crimson

Trump threatens to withdraw billions of dollars in state aid if educational institutions do not reform their operations and teaching according to the president's wishes. The largest educational institution had enough and rose up to resist. – I hope Harvard can spur others, says Professor Ryan Enos in an interview with HBL.

Larry Wilson: Trump vs. Harvard as Americans go Crimson

“Nation can’t believe it’s on Harvard’s side” was the headline on a spoof story in The Onion last week. Too true. Americans, stereotyped as We’re No. 1 types who love a winner, who speak loudly and still carry a big stick, actually often despise anyone who either is the best or pretends to be so. Witness the national hatred outside of four Southern California counties of our beloved Los Angeles Dodgers, who are indeed winners who are better than…

Larry Summers on Harvard’s Showdown With Trump

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Trump, House Republicans ratchet up pressure on Harvard

(The Center Square) – House Republicans and the federal government are putting more pressure on Harvard University, Republican’s long-criticized symbol of Ivy League liberalism that is now at the center

Harvard is in conflict with the Trump administration and refused to comply with its demands: close diversity programs, change the rules for admitting foreigners, preventing “enemies of American values” and handing over data on violations to the authorities. Trump accuses Harvard of anti-Semitism and calls it a “shame”