Harvard emphasizes “similarities” with the Trump administration, but says that the university is “not given up”

The President of Harvard, Alan Garber, was looking for “common ground” with the Trump government on Monday, but said again that the university would “not give its core protected principles out of fear of unfounded retaliation”.

“As your letter suggests, we share common properties in a number of critical questions, including the importance of the end of anti -Semitism and other bigotry on campus,” Garber, Linda McMahon, wrote. … “Harvard's efforts to achieve these goals are undermined and threatened by the Federal Government's constitutional freedom of private universities and the persistent disregard for compliance with the law by the Federal Government.”

In the president's letter, a letter will be answered, which was sent by the US Ministry of Education on May 5. In the escalation last week, McMahon said that Harvard would not receive any new federal subsidies until he meets the Trump administration series of claims.

The administration has born over $ 2 billion to the university, and later President Trump swore to end Harvard's tax exemption status. Harvard sued the Ministry of Education in April for the initial financing of 2 billion US dollars by the administration.

In Garber's most recent letter, he found that steps to comply with the law, combating anti -Semitism and all forms of discrimination and maintaining high standards were determined.

The steps in McMahon's letter on May 5 react “significant changes in his leadership and governance in the past year and a half”, compliance with steps after the handling of the Supreme Court of Positive Measures as well as two reports of the task force on “combating anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli consecutiveness” and “Antimuslim, Antimuslim and Anti-Palestinian Bias. ” And “Anti-Arab and anti-Arab bias.

“I have to refute her claim that Harvard is a partisan institution,” Garber wrote. “It is neither republican nor democratic. It is neither an arm of another political party or another movement. It will never be before.”

McMahon emphasized the requirements of the administration in the letter dated May 5.

“The proposed reforms of common sense that is still committed-bypass a return to earnings-based approvals and attitudes, an end to illegal programs, the stereotypes of crude density, disciplinary reform and consistent accountability for student groups, cooperation with the law enforcement authorities and the reporting on the division for training, the department Promoting home security and other agencies, ”wrote.

The education secretary also asked where many “students” come from, who are you, how do you get to Harvard or even to our country – and why is there so much hatred? “