It is unfortunate, then, that your letter disregards Harvard’s efforts and instead presents demands that, in contravention of the First Amendment, invade university freedoms long recognized by the Supreme Court.
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The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government.
Daily Archives: 15. April 2025
Harvard won’t comply with demands from Trump administration
Harvard on Monday rejected demands from the Trump administration that threaten $9 billion in research funding, countering that the changes pushed by the government exceed its lawful authority and infringe on both the University’s independence and its constitutional rights.
“The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights,” Harvard President Alan Garber wrote in a message to the community. He added: “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.”
With billions at risk, Harvard rejects Trump administration’s request for policy changes
The Trump administration has threatened numerous colleges across the U.S. with funding cuts if changes in school policy weren’t made, and Harvard’s move appears to mark the first time an elite university has rebuked the White House over those demands.
Among the mandates in the administration’s letter are the elimination of Harvard’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs, banning masks at campus protests, merit-based hiring and admissions reforms and reducing the power held by faculty and administrators “more committed to activism than scholarship.”
Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands
Other universities have pushed back against the administration’s interference in higher education. But Harvard’s response, which called the Trump administration’s demands illegal, marked a major shift in tone for the nation’s most influential school, which has been criticized in recent weeks for capitulating to Trump administration pressure.
Sisi, Qatari Emir emphasize support for arab plan to rebuild Gaza
They stressed the importance of a political horizon leading to an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The leaders also discussed regional issues, including the situations in Syria, Lebanon, and Sudan, emphasizing the importance of preserving their unity, territorial integrity, and protecting their people‘s resources and stability.
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Sudan (Sudan v. United Arab Emirates)
Request for the indication of provisional measures
Conclusion of the public hearings held on Thursday 10 April 2025
THE HAGUE, 10 April 2025. The public hearings on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Sudan in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Sudan (Sudan v. United Arab Emirates)
were held today at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court.
The delegation of Sudan was led by HE Mr Muawia Osman Mohamed Khair, Acting Minister
of Justice of the Republic of the Sudan, as Agent. The delegation of the United Arab Emirates was led by HE Ms Ameirah Al Hefeiti, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as Agent.
At the end of the presentation of their respective arguments, the Agents of Sudan and the
United Arab Emirates made the following requests to the Court:
Sudan tells top UN court that UAE is breaching genocide convention by funding rebels
(April 10, 2025)
Sudan has told the United Nations’ top court that the United Arab Emirates is breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces
Sudan’s el-Fasher pleads for help as RSF slaughters its way to the city
More than a million people in Sudan’s el-Fasher are pleading for protection after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) advanced on the city, killing hundreds of people while on its way.
Multiple sources in and around el-Fasher told Middle East Eye that the RSF is preparing to invade the city, which is the capital of North Darfur state and the only place in western Sudan still held by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its allies.
Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives
The latest attacks, which began on 11 April, saw Rapid Support Forces (RSF)-affiliated forces launch coordinated assaults on Zamzam and Abu Shouk – two of the largest camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Darfur – as well as the regional capital, El Fasher.
Among those killed were 23 children as well as nine humanitarian workers who were operating one of the last remaining health posts.