The Trump administration responded quickly to Harvard University’s defiance on Monday, freezing more than $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts after the university rejected demands that it change hiring, admissions and other policies.

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    5 days ago

    Unfortunately, all institutions need to divest their funding sources away from the Federal government so these economic threats can’t be used against them.

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      The problem with that is they have already become obsessed with making money and given up on actually educating. Seeking further outside funding would only further distract them from education.