{"id":2441621,"date":"2025-06-02T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-isnt-destroying-harvard-harvard-has-destroyed-itself\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T08:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:11:36","slug":"trump-isnt-destroying-harvard-harvard-has-destroyed-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-isnt-destroying-harvard-harvard-has-destroyed-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Isn&#8217;t Destroying Harvard. Harvard Has Destroyed Itself"},"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\">16<\/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%2Ftrump-isnt-destroying-harvard-harvard-has-destroyed-itself%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=2441621&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 Wall Street Journal&#8217;s editorial board recently questioned whether former President trump is trying to destroy Harvard University, but the more pressing issue, according to the article, is whether Harvard is compromising its own integrity. Once a prestigious institution with a low admission rate of under four percent, harvard is now seen to be declining due to the influence of radical leftist ideologies. The article highlights controversies surrounding Harvard&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-supreme-court-hears-challenge-against-race-based-college-admissions-joe-biden-wants-race-based-supreme-court-nominee\/\" title=\"As Supreme Court Hears Challenge Against ...-Based College ..., Joe Biden Wants ...-Based Supreme Court Nominee\">race-based admissions policies<\/a>, especially its refusal to abandon practices that some argue discriminate against Asian students, despite a Supreme Court ruling declaring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-professor-warned-colleagues-that-schools-racial-preferences-were-illegal-and-he-was-removed-from-directorship-now-hes-suing\/\" title=\"Medical Professor Warned Colleagues That School\u2019s Racial Preferences Were Illegal And He Was Removed From Directorship. Now He\u2019s Suing.\">affirmative action<\/a> unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>The focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in admissions has reportedly led to a decline in academic standards, compelling the institution to reintroduce standardized testing. Additionally, allegations of faculty hiring practices that favor race and sex over merit are raised, suggesting that the university prioritizes ideological conformity over intellectual diversity, leading to a compromised educational environment.<\/p>\n<p>The piece discusses several scandals that have plagued Harvard in recent years, indicating a decline in academic integrity. Furthermore, the university&#8217;s financial connections to foreign donors, notably from China and qatar, raise concerns about potential conflicts of interest, particularly regarding free speech and academic freedom on campus. These connections are linked to a rise in antisemitism and a failure to adequately address such issues.<\/p>\n<p>the article argues that Harvard&#8217;s self<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-destructive trajectory began long<\/a> before the Trump administration and suggests that the university may ultimately face irrelevance due to its current practices and ideologies. Even if Harvard wins its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"...: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">ongoing legal challenges<\/a>, its reputation as a leading institution might potentially be in jeopardy, with some predicting a decline into sanctimonious irrelevance. The article concludes that the university will only have itself to blame for this potential decline.  <\/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>\n<p>In response to the Trump administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/education\/harvard-trump-lawsuits-fight-d5f8ec8a?mod=hp_lead_pos1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">series of actions<\/a> against Harvard University, the Wall Street Journal&rsquo;s editorial board recently posed the question: &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/donald-trump-harvard-dhs-foreign-students-kristi-noem-b8ac80ed?mod=hp_opin_pos_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is Trump Trying to Destroy Harvard<\/a>?&rdquo; That is not the right question. The more pertinent question is: Will Harvard stop destroying itself?<\/p>\n<p>Harvard maintains a public image of a prestigious institution, with an admission rate for the undergraduate class of 2025 at less than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivycoach.com\/the-ivy-coach-blog\/ivy-league\/harvard-university-class-of-2025-admissions-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">four percent<\/a>, indicating that it is still a highly sought-after institution.<\/p>\n<p>Beneath this fa&ccedil;ade, however, lies a troubling reality. Radical leftist ideology has gradually ruined a once-respected institution from inside.<\/p>\n<h2>Admissions Favor Race over Academic Fit<\/h2>\n<p>For instance, Harvard&rsquo;s rigid insistence on pursuing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in its admissions has sparked considerable controversy. In 2014, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/clearinghouse.net\/case\/14188\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sued<\/a> Harvard, arguing that its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-race-based-admissions-to-nations-top-high-school-students-drop-out-and-underperform-at-record-rates\/\" title=\"After ...-Based ... To Nation\u2019s Top High School, ... Drop Out And Underperform At Record Rates\">race-based admissions policy<\/a> discriminated against Asian students by limiting their enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>William Fitzsimmons, Harvard&rsquo;s dean of admission, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/10\/17\/harvards-gatekeeper-reveals-sat-cutoff-scores-based-on-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">testified<\/a> that the university indeed had applied different SAT cutoff scores based on race. Instead of reassessing this controversial approach amid legal challenges, Harvard staunchly defended its race-based admissions policy for nearly a decade and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2021\/12\/17\/college-testing-requirement-suspended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suspended<\/a> standardized testing requirements in 2021, a change aligned with leftist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/sat-math-scores-mirror-and-maintain-racial-inequity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arguments<\/a> that standardized tests are &ldquo;racist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-affirmative-action-c94b5a9c?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAjD4RMaDRPDTOeNnffLt8hIsRfam8HekN80LrLvmbv9dtmw3PqXHexrIufYEEw%3D&amp;gaa_ts=6838ca63&amp;gaa_sig=JbOd-_DADk4HFcG9B7oDbAMbQOXYe7NLENC2Xa6v4knau7FZT7Y_6m7b0haEXQy-pJYMKw-s0MQHY5GCoSyCbg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">landmark decision<\/a> against Harvard, ruling that affirmative action in college admissions is unconstitutional. Rather than following the court&rsquo;s ruling, Harvard has sought alternative ways to consider race in admissions, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/harvard-university-left-bias-trump-omar-sultan-haque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">probing<\/a> applicants about their &ldquo;life experiences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This defiance reflects Harvard&rsquo;s resistance to necessary reform. The university&rsquo;s insistence on DEI in its admissions process has led to a troubling decline in academic rigor among its student body. The university had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/4\/11\/harvard-sat-act-admissions-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reinstate<\/a> standardizing test requirement in 2024. Additionally, for the first time in its history, Harvard offered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/harvards-remedial-math-course-reignites-concerns-over-test-optional-pandemic-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remedial math classes<\/a> to incoming freshmen in 2025, raising serious questions about an admissions policy that favors a particular racial composition at the expense of academic readiness.<\/p>\n<h2>Hiring Faculty Based on Race and Sex<\/h2>\n<p>Harvard&rsquo;s embrace of DEI has also shaped the university&rsquo;s hiring practices. Christopher Rufo of the Manhattan Institute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/harvard-university-discrimination-dei-hiring-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that Harvard&rsquo;s DEI office encourages faculty search committees to prioritize the applications of women and minorities. Committee chairs are also urged to &ldquo;continually monitor&rdquo; the racial diversity of their candidate lists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2024\/06\/04\/harvard-to-stop-requiring-dei-statements-for-many-faculty-positions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Until recently<\/a>, Harvard mandated that most job applicants submit DEI statements, a practice that effectively excludes candidates who do not embrace leftist racial ideologies. A 2022 survey from Harvard&rsquo;s newspaper, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2022\/7\/13\/faculty-survey-political-leaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Crimson<\/a>, revealed that less than two percent of more than 1,000 faculty members in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences identified as conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>This overwhelming lack of diverse perspectives stifles the intellectual vibrancy that should characterize a premier educational institution. Students are deprived of the opportunity to engage with a wide range of ideas, ultimately compromising the quality of their education, all while they pay upwards of <a href=\"https:\/\/oira.harvard.edu\/factbook\/fact-book-ug-tuition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$80,000<\/a> annually.<\/p>\n<p>After the U.S. Supreme Court banned affirmative action in <em>SFFA v. Harvard<\/em>, Harvard implemented only minor changes to its hiring practices, including <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2024\/06\/04\/harvard-to-stop-requiring-dei-statements-for-many-faculty-positions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">removing<\/a> the mandatory DEI statement from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences hiring process. The university, however, still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/harvard-university-discrimination-dei-hiring-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promotes<\/a> optional DEI statements for faculty positions, according to Rufo.<\/p>\n<p>Omar Sultan Haque, a researcher with 23 years of experience at Harvard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/harvard-university-left-bias-trump-omar-sultan-haque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referred<\/a> to the university&rsquo;s current approach as &ldquo;Diet DEI,&rdquo; which is a diluted form of the original DEI initiative that is &ldquo;more dishonest.&rdquo; Haque said the &ldquo;Diet DEI&rdquo; has the same effects in &ldquo;practices, norms, and the larger culture of orthodoxy and taboo&rdquo; on campus.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned that Harvard &ldquo;favors progressive viewpoints to the detriment of open inquiry, especially on social, moral, and political topics in teaching and research.&rdquo; He said the university&rsquo;s ongoing commitment to radical leftist ideology indicates that Harvard &ldquo;cannot be reformed from within.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>The Ivy League Is Full of Plagiarism and Scandal<\/h2>\n<p>Haque&rsquo;s warning is not an exaggeration. Harvard has been embroiled in a series of academic scandals in recent years. In 2024, former university president Claudine Gay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/1\/3\/plagiarism-allegations-gay-resigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resigned<\/a> amid plagiarism allegations, marking a significant reputational setback.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, Khalid Shah, a prominent neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/two-more-research-misconduct-scandals-hit-harvard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accused<\/a> of falsifying data and plagiarizing images in 21 papers. This misconduct compelled Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where Shah contributed research, to retract six published papers and correct 31 others, revealing serious lapses in research oversight.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the irony, Francesca Gino, a celebrated professor at Harvard Business School known for her work on dishonesty, was recently found guilty of fabricating data and subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14751533\/harvard-fires-francesca-gino-fake-research-dishonesty.html\">fired<\/a> after a lengthy investigation. These scandals suggest that Harvard&rsquo;s emphasis on DEI is compromising its academic standards. Once a beacon of research excellence, the university is increasingly viewed as &ldquo;totally corrupted,&rdquo; Haque says.<\/p>\n<h2>Top U.S. University Sells Out to Foreign Money<\/h2>\n<p>Harvard&rsquo;s corruption is also strikingly evident in its addiction to foreign funding. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/explosion-in-foreign-funding-for-american-universities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Free Press<\/a>, &ldquo;Harvard has historically received the most funding from foreign donors ($3.2 billion), followed by Cornell and Carnegie Mellon (which have each received $2.8 billion).&rdquo; The top two foreign donors are China and Qatar, which have given top American universities more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/explosion-in-foreign-funding-for-american-universities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$2 billion<\/a> between 2021 and 2024. This figure is likely understated, as many institutions, including Harvard, tend not to fully disclose all contributions they receive.<\/p>\n<p>Financial ties with foreign entities are problematic, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/social-psychology\/articles\/10.3389\/frsps.2024.1408913\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">research<\/a> has revealed a troubling link between universities that accept funding from authoritarian regimes and a decline in democratic values on campus such as free speech and academic freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard&rsquo;s financial connections with China help explain why the university, which claims to uphold liberal values, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-S7h1QdunnpSnfxtqPnWKxBqS-430WoQ\/view?pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kowtowing<\/a> to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This includes allowing the CCP to influence Harvard&rsquo;s research and narratives about China, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefire.org\/news\/report-harvard-law-school-administrator-canceled-2015-event-dissent-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">canceling<\/a> Chinese dissident talks on campus, providing training to CCP officials from an entity on the U.S. government&rsquo;s sanctioned list, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phayul.com\/2024\/10\/23\/51151\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disciplining<\/a> student protesters who criticized China&rsquo;s human rights violations during a talk on campus by the Chinese ambassador.<\/p>\n<h2>Harvard Promotes Politics over Education<\/h2>\n<p>Similarly, Harvard&rsquo;s financial ties with Qatar may have contributed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/FINAL-Harvard-ASAIB-Report-4.29.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alarming rise of antisemitism<\/a> on Harvard&rsquo;s campus. University leaders have been slow to respond and often ineffective in addressing this issue. A particularly troubling example is Harvard&rsquo;s recent decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/attacking-jews-at-harvard-doesnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reward<\/a> two pro-Hamas students who harassed a Jewish student named Yoav Segev last year, which shows &ldquo;Harvard is currently a diseased institution which is filled with ideologues,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/attacking-jews-at-harvard-doesnt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Segev in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard has been on a &nbsp;self-destructing path, a trend that predates the Trump administration. The university could have continued to command high tuition while indoctrinating students with radical leftist ideologies and promoting narratives funded by foreign interests, as long as the public remained largely oblivious to its inner decay. &nbsp;The Trump administration&rsquo;s actions against Harvard, along with the university&rsquo;s decision to engage in a legal battle, have exposed Harvard&rsquo;s corruption, deterioration, and radicalization to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Harvard emerges victorious in its lawsuit, the days of its reputation as a premier institution are ending. Haque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/harvard-university-left-bias-trump-omar-sultan-haque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">predicts<\/a> that Harvard may eventually fade into a &ldquo;sanctimonious irrelevance.&rdquo; When that inevitable day arrives, Harvard will have only itself to blame for its downfall.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p>      Helen Raleigh, CFA, is an American entrepreneur, writer, and speaker. She&#8217;s a senior contributor at The Federalist. Her writings appear in other national media, including The Wall Street Journal and Fox News.  Helen is the author of several books, including &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Confucius-Never-Said-Helen-Raleigh\/dp\/1499185278\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Helen+Raleigh+Confucius+Never+Said&amp;qid=1606079469&amp;sr=8-1\">Confucius Never Said<\/a>&#8221; and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Backlash-How-Chinas-Aggression-Backfired\/dp\/1736008501\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1606006113&amp;sr=8-1\">Backlash: How Communist China&#8217;s Aggression Has Backfired<\/a>.&#8221; Her latest book is the 2nd edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Broken-Welcome-Mat-unAmerican-immigration-ebook\/dp\/B0C44QSPJ9\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3HFXEVT236ZRW&amp;keywords=The+Broken+welcome+mat+book&amp;qid=1683127487&amp;sprefix=the+broken+welcome+mat+book%2Caps%2C135&amp;sr=8-3\">&ldquo;The Broken Welcome Mat: America&rsquo;s UnAmerican immigration policy, and how we should fix it.&rdquo;<\/a>   Follow her on Parler and Twitter: @HRaleighspeaks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard&#8217;s self-destruction is the real issue, not Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":536,"featured_media":2441622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/15273148632_df7d314c6a_k.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5152,6240,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2441621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-education","tag-harvard","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/15273148632_df7d314c6a_k.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/536"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441621"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441625,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441621\/revisions\/2441625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}