Universities have never imagined that they would face administration so willing to quickly use government rights. Trump's people are taking funds for research and prohibit recruitment of foreign students, ultimately attaching universities to the wall.
– Harvard knows that he will not stand it for a long time, he simply can't. He will have to sit at the table – says in an interview with Politico an official of the American administration who wanted to remain anonymous.
Universities from the ivy league are trying to fight Trump's decisions in the courts, but the negotiations are painful. The president's administration is simply in a stronger position.
Trump has transformed financial lifebuoes for universities into an influence tool. The president set himself the goal of omitting programs on diversity and equality at American universities. Meanwhile, universities are not able to formulate a uniform response to Trump's actions.
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– Perhaps this is a failure of universities. Universities seem to show naivety. There was no plan for such a situation – said in an interview with Politico Lee Bollinger, former rector of the University of Columbia.
Universities are used to tension between the scientific staff, supervisory boards, legislative bodies and governors. However, the penalties for opposing Trump's administration have achieved an unprecedented level of severity.
“It begins to pull these people responsible”
The president issued a decree prohibiting foreign students to enter the country in order to study at Harvard University, and his administration threatened to receive academic accreditation from the Columbia University.
“It just seemed unthinkable that we would find ourselves in a situation where huge federal funds would be suspended, we are threatened to introduce provisions attacking our tax status, and now new problems related to foreign students have appeared,” said Bollinger.
The federal judge issued a temporary order blocking the Trump directive limiting Harvard's access to foreign students. However, the administration uses its reaction to Harvard resistance as a warning for other universities that may oppose.
Federal officials press to universities to negotiate. They raise allegations regarding anti -Semitism on campuses and influence of foreign governments. Like Bumerang, Trump's opposition returns to initiatives for diversity, equality and integration.
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Harvard University campus in Boston (illustration photos)
“We suspended financing for Columbia, we did the same in the case of Harvard,” Linda McMahon said education secretary last week.
– Please, as Columbia did, to undertake negotiations. We also asked Harvard. Their answer was a lawsuit – she said. Harvard spokesman did not answer the request for a commentary made by Politico.
“What we have seen so far in the case of Harvard shows that the strategy towards these radical universities is much more complex than anyone predicted or expected,” he said in an interview with Politico a high rank of a rank of the White House.
– It begins, so to speak, investigating the heart of the case, i.e. pulling these people responsible – said a representative of the American administration, who was anonymous.
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