The central government of the United States He has announced that $ 2.2 billion (1.9 billion euros) and $ 60 million (52.9 million euros) will be frozen in contracts for Harvard University. The announcement occurred after a few hours The company refuses to complete the list of requests According to the Trump administration, the university’s Rector, their educational freedom would have been undermined.
In the letter sent to Harvard on Friday, The federal government requested reforms Returns and heads of the university. Amidst other demands, it was aimed at eliminating all the plans of diversity, equality and addition (Dei) Harvard.
Central government Reported to be approximately $ 9,000 million (7.9 billion euros) in grants and contracts They were in danger If Harvard fails. On Monday, Harvard President Alan Carber said the company would not give the government to the government. “The university will not sacrifice its freedom He will not abandon his constitutional rights, ”wrote in a letter to the Carber Harvard community.
“Any government, regardless of the party in power, can teach private universities, who can agree and use, or not order the study and research departments they can create,” he said. Since the beginning of his second term In January, the US President Donald Trump has been aggressively struck He and his allies are some of the best universities in the country to consider the left -wing ideas.
The government also argued it Universities like Harvard They have allowed the Israeli war in Gaza last year against the protests on campus without resistance. As part of your university repressionTrump government has normalized Retaining federal funds Press key educational institutions to accept their conditions.
ColombiaOne of the universities in the eyes of the government, 400 million dollars frozen (352 million euros) in funds. Last month he accepted the many conditions required for the Trump administration. Former US President Barack Obama has followed Harvardin’s role model and called for the federal attacks to fight the central government attacks.
“Harvard has a prototype for other companies Higher Education: Rejects the illegal and clumsy effort to suppress education, while all Harvard students take firm measures to ensure that an intellectual research environment can benefit from the environment, rigorous debate and mutual respect, “he wrote on social networks.” Other companies follow their example, “he added.