Harvard has been preventing in opposition to the Trump administration on a number of fronts. Not solely has the federal government frozen billions of {dollars} in funding that might have gone to the college, it additionally desires to forestall Harvard from internet hosting and educating worldwide college students. As if these weren’t sufficient, the college can also be being accused of fostering antisemitism. That was grounds for revoking Columbia’s accreditation standing — now, Harvard could also be compelled to barter with the administration to keep away from an identical destiny. New York Times has protection:
The Trump administration stated Monday that Harvard College violated federal civil rights regulation by failing to handle the harassment of Jewish college students on campus, growing the stress on the Ivy League college because it negotiates a doable settlement with the White Home.
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Of their letter, the Trump administration officers stated that Harvard’s “dedication to racial hierarchies” had “enabled antisemitism to fester” on the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college. They warned that not making “ample adjustments instantly will consequence within the lack of all federal monetary assets and proceed to have an effect on Harvard’s relationship with the federal authorities.”
The “ample adjustments” right here ought to in all probability be learn as “break your again bending over backward to make us joyful.” No matter “options” Harvard may give you to handle the antisemitism accusations would nonetheless need to work inside the “international fairness and inclusion is unhealthy” framework Trump & Co. are holding everybody to. It isn’t like Harvard may show their dedication to difficult the harassment of Jewish college students on campus by actively recruiting Jewish school or college students — that’s affirmative motion. Possibly commit funding to a Harvard Jewish affinity group that may allow them to cowl the prices of consciousness elevating on campus? Unlikely: a consequence of Trump’s anti-DEI purge is that everyone is doing their best to disband affinity groups to keep away from his displeasure. What if Harvard needed to “develop a school panel that may examine and self-discipline individuals in reference to sure accusations of misconduct”? Director of the Workplace for Civil Rights on the Division of Well being and Human Providers Paula M. Stannard hand-waved it as being too little too late.
No matter that magical resolution can be, it appears to be like like negotiations are underway:
“Appearing extraordinarily appropriately” reads much more Paul, Weiss than it does Perkins Coie. Between pulling funding and nixing Harvard’s accreditation like they did with Columbia, Trump has some high-powered playing cards in his arms. Harvard’s “negotiation” may look much more like folding very shortly.
Trump Administration Finds Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law [New York Times]
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