Will Harvard Continue to Lead the Charge? - Part 43

From The Guardian via Yahoo News: ...The New York Times reported Harvard was open to spending up to $500m to resolve its dispute with the Trump administration. A faculty member reportedly told the [student newspaper The Harvard] Crimson that [Harvard President] Garber denied it was true Harvard was open to spending that much – and he added that claim was leaked to the Times by the White House. The New York Times told the Crimson it stood by its reporting. “A Harvard spokesperson declined to comment but disputed the characterization of Garber’s remarks after publication,” the Crimson reported. “Harvard officials, including Garber, have consistently maintained that they will not agree to any deal that threatens the university’s academic freedom. But it remains unclear exactly what Garber sees as essential.”

The Crimson noted Harvard had already taken steps to try to appease the Trump administration by eliminating its diversity offices, cutting ties to a Palestinian university, following through on a commitment to establishing ties with Israeli universities, and centralizing disciplinary powers under Garber...

Full story at https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/harvard-president-reportedly-says-not-133451752.html.