Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power

Time for Harvard To Thank the American People

Yet an even more important ally is the American people. The American people have for many decades given us great gifts — decades of generous support for research, as well as young people to educate and financial support for those students.

Brack: It’s time to right some big wrongs - Statehouse

It’s sad to say, but there’s more wrong going on than right these days in the United States.  Sadder still is that these national wounds are self-inflicted — by the Trump Administration, a fearful Congress and a judiciary that needs to wake up more. The post Brack: It’s time to right some big wrongs appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

Harvard vs Trump: Battle for the classroom

In this edition we take a look at the latest in the Trump administration's fight against US universities. We find out who, and what, is behind the threat to revoke federal funding to Harvard University. Finally, we discuss how European nations are trying to position themselves as an alternative option for fleeing researchers, but how those countries also face their own challenges.

The confrontation between governments and universities for political reasons has not been unusual in Latin America, where the most powerful governmental weapon has normally been the budget. However, what is happening north of the Rio Grande is unprecedented. Several elite American universities have received letters demanding the issuance of policies that meet the expectations of the authorities. The Republican political collective that supports …

Harvard's challenge to Trump could test limits

On one side is Harvard, the nation's oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go farther than any other White House…

My First Harvard Donation in Nearly 50 Years: They Can Thank Trump - WhoWhatWhy

Last night I sent Harvard a gift of $100. I sent this note along with it: This is my first gift to Harvard since I graduated 47 years ago. I haven’t been a donor for two reasons: 1) I’m not wealthy, well below average, I suspect, for a Harvard grad; 2) There were many other causes I felt were more in need than Harvard, given its massive endowment and major funding sources. I am giving tonight — and will likely give again in the future — in appre…