INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
We speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher
We must reject the coercive use of public research funding...American institutions of higher learning have in common the essential freedom
to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom..
In their pursuit of truth, faculty, students, and staff are free to exchange ideas and opinions across a full range of viewpoints without
fear of retribution, censorship, or deportation.This is fine, as far as it goes
But what are all these institutions going to do about the funding cuts, attempts to revoke their nonprofit status, threats not to hire their
graduates, and student speech-based deportations? They are going to ask the Trump administration for "constructive engagement that improves
our institutions and serves our republic."This sounds lovely, if naive, and I hope it works out well for every one of them as they seek
good-faith dialogue with a vice president who has called universities the "enemy" and an administration that demanded Harvard submit to the
vetting of every department for unspecified "viewpoint diversity."As a first step to finding common ground and speaking with a common voice,
But statements, like all words, can be cheap
