The University of Harvard said on Monday that she had filed over $ 2.2 billion after her decision to oppose Trump’s administration’s efforts to limit the camp -activism.
This comes a week after Trump’s administration asked the university to reform its leadership, changed their admission policy, audited views on the diversity of campus, and stop recognizing some student clubs. Harvard President Alan Garber replied and said he would not bend the demand. Obtaining this, the government has stiffened billions of dollars in federal financing.
What does the Harvard action say?
“The government should not – and cannot – identify any rational connection between anti -Semitic concerns and medical, scientific, technological and other research that has froze, aimed at saving American life, promoting American success, maintaining American security and maintaining American status as global leaders in innovations.
“The government has not even recognized the significant consequences that the indefinite freezing of billions of dollars in federal research will have research programs, recipients of this research and national interest in supporting American innovation and progress,” he added.
In his court proceedings, Harvard stated that the freezing of funding violated its first additional rights and legal provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. According to the court proceedings, the freezing was also “arbitrary and capricious and violated the law on administrative proceedings.
The Court followed by the beginning of this month by the American Association of University Professors who require the federal judge to declare illegal and postpone the waiting review and investigation of Harvard’s financing.
Trump’s administration did not respond immediately to the e -mail of the Associated Press requesting comment. The Ministry of Education spokesman Madi Biedermann refused to comment on the lawsuit.
In her letter of 11 April, the administration told Harvard to impose a stricter discipline to the protesters and to project international students for those who are “hostile to US values”.
She also demanded wide reforms of leadership at the university, changes in admission policies and the removal of the recognition of university for some student clubs. The government also demanded Harvard to audite its faculty and student body to ensure wide aspects in each department and, if necessary, diversified by accepting other students and hiring a new faculty.
Last Monday, Harvard said it wouldn’t meet it, quoting the first amendment. The next day, Trump took on his social platform of truth and questioned whether the university should lose its exempt status “if still pushing political, ideological and terrorist inspired/supported” illness? “
The university frames the requirements of the government as a threat not only for the school Ivy League, but also for autonomy that the Supreme Court has long awarded US universities.
For Trump’s administration, Harvard is the first main obstacle in his attempt Changing Power on Universities that Republicans claim to have become the focus of liberalism and anti -Semitism. This includes a focus on research funding that supported scientific breakthroughs, but has become an easy source of lever effect for Trump’s administration.
“Today we are worth the values that have made US university education a lighthouse for the world,” Garber wrote on Monday on the Harvard community.
“We are the truth that universities and universities across the country can accept and honor their legal duties and best play their essential role in society without incorrect entering the government,” he wrote. “In this way we achieve academic perfection, protect open investigation and freedom of expression and conduct pioneering research.”
Anurima Bhargava, one of the graduates who encouraged Harvard to take a harder position against administration, appreciated the application.
“Trump’s administration continues the ruthless and unlawful attacks on power and control over Harvard and reduces billions of financing of scientific research and innovation that improve and save lives,” she said. “Today, Harvard rejected the dangerous and growing requirements of the administration.”
The US Education Council, a non -profit organization with more than 1600 member universities and universities applauded Harvard.
“It was obvious that the conduct of the administration violated the proper process and the rule of law. We are applauding Harvard for taking this step and looking forward to a clear and unambiguous statement of the court that affects the efforts to underline scholarships and science,” said Ted Mitchell.
Gecker informed from San Francisco. Associated Press Writer Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed.
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