Higher Ed Leaders React To Harvard’s Stand Against Trump Administration

Forbes ^ | 4/15/25 | Marybeth Gasman

[DallasBiff]

John S. Wilson, former president of Morehouse College and a three-time Harvard graduate, didn’t shy away from the topic, stating, “From even a casual read of the Trump administration’s bizarre demands, any reasonable person would fully expect Harvard University to articulate the kind of clear and compelling objection they announced on Monday. Had Harvard leadership done otherwise, it would merely be the first of many bows to a chainsaw-wielding authoritarian regime.” He continued, "In fact, it might have been the first step toward Harvard University declining and deforming into something more akin to Trump University. Instead, Harvard now has an opportunity to help lead the rest of higher education to the high road of insisting that human progress is still more about discovery than it will ever be about recovery. The greatness of Harvard and America is ahead of us, not behind us."

[Reily]

Forbes is now owned by a Hong Kong investment group. It’s heavily influenced if not directly controlled by Beijing.

[Machavelli]

Hillsdale has integrity, Harvard does not.

[9YearLurker]

That’s the state of all the “Ivies”.