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"Barack Obama has come out in support of Harvard after the Trump administration
elected to cut $2bn of its federal grants after the Ivy League school in
Massachusetts rejected what it said was an attempt at “government regulation”
of the university.
Meanwhile, faculty at Yale University – another prominent Ivy League
institution – has asked its leadership “to resist and legally challenge any
unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom and … self-governance”.
A statement from Obama, the US president from 2009 to 2017, says: “Harvard has
set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and
ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to
make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of
intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect.
“Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
