How Dartmouth Has Avoided Trump’s Retribution So Far
Dartmouth College is not on the Trump administration’s target lists and its funding remains intact, unlike the rest of its peers. Its president may be why.
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Dartmouth College is not on the Trump administration’s target lists and its funding remains intact, unlike the rest of its peers. Its president may be why.
Top officials offered a message that stuck to the Trump administration’s focus on minimizing legal immigration and removing those who overstay their visas.
Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government. At the same time, he is trying to remake campus culture in ways the Trump administration might appreciate.
Behind the scenes, a top department official pressed employees to gather a list of activists and investigate them, people familiar with the matter said.
The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.
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.
A university senate review concludes that some demonstrators who occupied Hamilton Hall were willing to leave voluntarily.
The order comes as President Trump expands deportation efforts, including of students who have spoken out in support of Palestinians during Israel’s war in Gaza.
Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student who had been suspended by the university after participating in pro-Palestinian protests, said he “took the decision to leave the United States.”
The secretary of state said he was trying to expel “lunatics” who had taken part in campus movements, as well as criminals. Some are permanent U.S. residents.