Harvard Kennedy School students push back on Trump’s demands amid visa revocations and threats to $9B in funding
[ad_1] Over 180 Harvard Kennedy School students fight Trump's $9B ultimatum on diversity and free speech. (AP Photo) More than 180 students at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) have expressed strong opposition to President Donald Trump's demands, urging Harvard's leadership to reject his ultimatum that threatens the university's $9 billion in federal funding. In a letter addressed to HKS Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein and Harvard President Alan M. Garber '76, the students outlined their demands for the university to uphold academic freedom, protect international students, and maintain its independence.The letter comes in response to Trump's directive to Harvard to impose restrictions on student protests and halt diversity programming in exchange for continued federal funding. The students argue that such demands would stifle free speech and endanger academic values, particularly as 59% of Harvard's student body is made up of international students, […]