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Harvard Leads Resistance Against Trump's Diversity Demands

4/18/2025

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Harvard University has boldly stood against President Trump's demands on diversity and equity, igniting a wave of resistance among other institutions. Meanwhile, Yale professor Jason Stanley is fleeing the U.S. out of concern for his children's safety amid escalating anti-Black sentiment. At Franklin and Marshall College, faculty rallied against Trump's assaults on higher education, calling for legal measures to safeguard academic freedoms.

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Harvard University has boldly stood against President Trump's demands on diversity and equity, igniting a wave of resistance among other institutions. Meanwhile, Yale professor Jason Stanley is fleeing the U.S. out of concern for his children's safety amid escalating anti-Black sentiment. At Franklin and Marshall College, faculty rallied against Trump's assaults on higher education, calling for legal measures to safeguard academic freedoms.