{"id":2423804,"date":"2025-04-15T13:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-hating-trump-is-more-important-than-helping-people\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:00:23","slug":"harvard-hating-trump-is-more-important-than-helping-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-hating-trump-is-more-important-than-helping-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard: Hating Trump Is More Important Than Helping People"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvard-hating-trump-is-more-important-than-helping-people%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423804&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Harvard university&#8217;s recent decision to forgo $2 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosive-report-reveals-new-details-on-coronavirus-research-in-chinese-labs-including-third-lab\/\" title=\"Explosive Report Reveals New Details On Coronavirus Research In Chinese Labs, Including Third Lab\">federal grant money<\/a> from the Trump governance, which was tied to specific stipulations regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">academic freedom adn diversity programs<\/a>. Harvard&#8217;s president, Alan Garber, announced this decision in an open letter, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the university&#8217;s independence and constitutional rights. While former President Obama praised Harvard&#8217;s decision as a stand for academic freedom, the article questions the merits of this sacrifice, noting that it could hinder the university&#8217;s contributions to health, well-being, and economic vitality. The piece criticizes the motivations behind such a decision, suggesting it serves more as a symbolic opposition to Trump rather than a ample win for the university or its mission. Ultimately, the author, Eddie Scarry, expresses skepticism about the value of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-explores-rejecting-federal-education-funding-in-push-for-autonomy\/\" title=\"Tennessee considers ... federal education funding to gain autonomy.\">rejecting federal funds<\/a> when it could have benefitted the institution and its broader community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=egDN6GT2gDU&amp;list=RDNSegDN6GT2gDU&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\">CBS Boston\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/harvard-hating-trump-is-more-important-than-helping-sick-and-poor-people\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Harvard:%20Hating%20Trump%20Is%20More%20Important%20Than%20Helping%20Sick%20And%20Poor%20People&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/harvard-hating-trump-is-more-important-than-helping-sick-and-poor-people\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Harvard:%20Hating%20Trump%20Is%20More%20Important%20Than%20Helping%20Sick%20And%20Poor%20People&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/harvard-hating-trump-is-more-important-than-helping-sick-and-poor-people\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/harvard-hating-trump-is-more-important-than-helping-sick-and-poor-people\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Harvard:%20Hating%20Trump%20Is%20More%20Important%20Than%20Helping%20Sick%20And%20Poor%20People&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/harvard-hating-trump-is-more-important-than-helping-sick-and-poor-people\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Harvard rejecting $2 billion in federal grant money is apparently right up there with Cory Booker&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cory_Booker%27s_marathon_speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inconsequential Senate speech<\/a> in terms of <em>powerful opposition to Trump<\/em>, so let&rsquo;s talk about it.<\/p>\n<p>The university&rsquo;s president, Alan Garber, on Monday published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/president\/news\/2025\/the-promise-of-american-higher-education\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&amp;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open letter<\/a> announcing that the institution would not be accepting the money under the Trump administration&rsquo;s terms, laid out in the government&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/research-funding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/Letter-Sent-to-Harvard-2025-04-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">own letter<\/a> last week. &ldquo;The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights,&rdquo; wrote Garber in the missive, which earned him a pat on the head from podcaster Michelle Obama&rsquo;s husband.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1197073524\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions &mdash; rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-upenn-faculty-leaders-denounce-efforts-of-intimidation-as-donors-cut-ties\/\" title=\"UPenn faculty leaders condemn intimidation amid Israel war, donors sever ties.\">stifle academic freedom<\/a>,&rdquo; wrote former President Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1911980834048954551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Take your wins where you can get them, I guess, but it&rsquo;s unclear exactly what Democrats, Harvard, or anyone else gained here. The university has now forfeited billions of dollars that, by Garber&rsquo;s own admission, would have enabled it to contribute not only to &ldquo;the health and well-being of millions of individuals but also the economic security and vitality of our nation.&rdquo; And for what?<\/p>\n<p>The letter that the government sent to Harvard last week was admittedly stacked with a catalogue of stipulations that would have to be satisfied for the school to get the money, though the requirements were hardly outside the bounds of what Harvard would surely say is already in place.<\/p>\n<p>The administration insisted that the university cease all race-based &ldquo;diversity, equity, and inclusion&rdquo; programs in administration and admissions; enact policies that promote ideological &ldquo;viewpoint diversity&rdquo;; and institute disciplinary policies to address students and faculty who violate the requirements, as well as any other university rules and standards.<\/p>\n<p>There were some other mandates, like the stipulation that administrators reassert their control of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-and-trump-battle-to-make-whats-old-new-again-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris and ... battle to make what\u2019s old new again ... Washington Examiner\">campus protests &#038;mdash<\/a>; which shouldn&rsquo;t even need to be stated &mdash; but much of academia has become less about learning and more about political agitating, so it did.<\/p>\n<p>Arguably, though, the only additional burden placed on the university by the administration was in giving the government rights to audit the school and its affiliates to ensure compliance with the agreement. It&rsquo;s well established by now that institutions controlled by anti-democratic leftists have trouble with accountability, but, hey &mdash; that&rsquo;s the bargain. Unlike past presidents, this one isn&rsquo;t simply pushing taxpayer dollars to already well-funded universities purely as an adherence to Washington &ldquo;norms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But as we&rsquo;ve seen before, it&rsquo;s often more important to Democrats and institutions like Harvard to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/17\/democrats-should-definitely-keep-picking-fights-they-cant-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pick a losing fight<\/a>, so long as it puts them at odds with the president. They claim to oppose government waste and then devote every fiber of their being to ensuring <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/25\/bureaucratic-defiance-of-elons-simple-email-requests-are-proving-the-case-for-doge-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not one dollar<\/a> is cut from the federal bureaucracy. They pretend to support sensible immigration enforcement and then spend what has now been a month demanding foreign nationals with deportation orders <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/03\/18\/trump-is-right-to-push-back-against-judicial-supremacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">be brought back to the U.S.<\/a> Now Harvard says it will forego money supposedly crucial to its academic research and global advancement, and Democrats applaud it as an act of brave defiance.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you say, sweaty!<\/p>\n<p>If it&rsquo;s a win for Harvard to reject billions in taxpayer dollars, here&rsquo;s to more wins all around.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and 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