'Ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom': Barack Obama reacts to Donald Trump admin's move to freeze $2.3bn funding for Harvard University

Barack Obama lauded Harvard University for resisting the Trump administration's attempt to control academic freedom through a $2.2 billion funding freeze. Harvard refused to comply with directives to dismantle DEI initiatives and alter admissions policies. While Columbia University yielded to similar demands, Harvard President Alan Garber asserted the university's independence and constitutional rights against government overreach.

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