The list of claims that Harvard received on April 3 concerns the administration, the university’s approach to attitudes and admission criteria for students. On Friday, a list of even more far -reaching demands followed by the government, which Harvard made public. For example, the political views of students and teachers should be checked. The background is pro-Palestinian protests against the Gaza War at many US universities.
University President Alan Garber then announced in a letter to the students and the employees that the university would oppose the government claims. He emphasized that the facility “would not negotiate its independence or constitutional rights”. The university in the east coast state of Massachusetts is “open to new information and perspectives”, but would not agree to any demands that “go beyond the rightful skills of this or any government”.
Trump’s task force against anti -Semitism reacted promptly and announced the reduction in funds of $ 2.2 billion. In addition, government contracts with Harvard in the amount of $ 60 million are to be put on hold. “Today’s explanation of Harvard underlines the disturbing demands that are prevalent at the most renowned universities and universities of our country that state investments are not associated with responsibility to comply with the laws of civil rights,” said the working group.
The interruption of the lesson, which has spread at universities in recent years, is “unacceptable” that “harassment towards Jewish students” was “unacceptable”, it said. “It is time for elite universities to take the problem seriously and commit themselves to meaningful changes if they want to continue to receive support from the taxpayer.”
At the beginning of April, US Education Minister Linda McMahon had justified the review of funding in the amount of nine billion dollars with “Harvards failure to protect students from anti-Semitic discrimination on the pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Harvard rejected the allegation of anti -Semitism on campus.
The US government recently increased the pressure on renowned US universities due to pro-Palestinian demonstrations. In March, the US Ministry of Education announced the review of state support for 60 universities and universities due to alleged “anti-Semitic nuisance and discrimination”.
The first prominent victim of the cuts was the Columbia University in New York. Unlike Harvard, however, the university management there agreed to the US government’s claims and, among other things, reformed its discipline procedures against students.
In addition to the threatened reductions of the funds, the US government also proceeded directly against the pro-Palestinian protests at the Columbia University and had two of the leading activists arrested there: Mahmoud Khalil, whom the US government wants to deport, and Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested on Monday when he appeared for a conversation for a US unification.
