From an open letter by Harvard's president published today: "We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement. The University will not negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights." harvard.edu/president/news/202…

Good on Harvard. I hope other universities will stand with them as well. The alternative, as we've seen, is to be brought to heel one by one. #HigherEd #USPol

The Promise of American Higher Education

No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue

^{melissa (Harvard University President)}