Harvard, Under Pressure, Revamps D.E.I. Office
The move comes as President Trump has tried to abolish D.E.I. programs at universities.
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The move comes as President Trump has tried to abolish D.E.I. programs at universities.
Students and their immigration lawyers say they were relieved for the temporary reprieve, but emphasized that it was just that — temporary.
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President Trump is trying to influence which colleges receive federal financial support, a practice that began around the time of World War II.
Harvard has rejected an effort by the White House to exert more control over its programs and policies.
But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have.
The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.
The administration is reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that the university receives.
As the Trump administration threatens universities, the former president suggested schools shouldn’t be intimidated. But he also offered a critique of campus culture, saying it had too often shut out opposing voices.
The list was similar to one sent to Columbia University last month after the government canceled $400 million to the school. Harvard may have $9 billion on the line.