“If the University were to accede to the Department of Education’s demands, it would be empowering bureaucrats in Washington to impose their own viewpoints on universities for generations to come.” https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/16/cafh-harvard-trump-demands-hostile-takeover…
Three Academic Freedom Councils in the Boston Globe
As chairs of the Academic Freedom Councils at Columbia, Harvard, and Princeton universities, we are alarmed at the threats to academic freedom currently faced by American universities… https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/04/opinion/universities-academic-freedom…
CAFH in the NYT: Dr Jeffrey Flier Opinion Essay
The recent announcement that the Trump administration will review $9 billion in federal grants and contracts awarded to Harvard, citing the university’s inadequate response to antisemitism, marks a dramatic moment in Harvard’s history…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/opinion/harvard-medicine-higher-education.html…