Sarah Kennedy-O’Reilly, a #Harvard spox, said the #university was aware of the letter, which she said “follows on the heels of our statement that Harvard will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. We continue to stand by that statement.”

The sweeping request from Noem comes as hundreds of #international #students across the US have had their #visas revoked in recent weeks, causing alarm on campuses & a string of federal lawsuits seeking to overturn the decisions. In other cases, ofcls from #ICE have arrested students for protesting
against Israel on #college campuses.

Noem also demanded info “regarding each #student #visa holder’s maintenance of at least the minimum required coursework to maintain nonimmigrant student status.”

“The failure to comply with the student records request will be treated as a voluntary withdrawal,” Noem wrote in the letter.

Update. "Faculty Letter to #Yale University Administration"
https://sites.google.com/view/yalefacultyletter2025/home

"We stand together at a crossroads. American universities are facing extraordinary attacks that threaten the bedrock principles of a democratic society, including rights of free expression, association, and academic freedom. We write as one faculty, to ask you to stand with us now. We urge you to: …Resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom and university self-governance…Protect science and other research at Yale from funding cutoffs… Defend the rights to free speech on campus…Work purposefully and proactively with other colleges and universities in collective defense."

#Academia #AcademicFreedom #DefendResearch #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter

“Part of Trump’s fight with the Supreme Court is an attempt to demonstrate dominance…, but institutions, as well as the courts, are standing up to him. With Trump having won concessions from Columbia University…, other universities are banding together to defend education, academic freedom, and freedom of speech. On Monday, Harvard University took a stand against the administration’s demand…”
—Heather Cox Richardson, April 15, 2025
#trump vs #harvard #education #academicfreedom #freedomofspeech

Honestly, #Trump is sounding more & more deranged.

Ignoring the bizarre word salad “terrorist inspired/supporting ‘Sickness?’”, what he is directing the #IRS / #DOJ to do to #Harvard in his post breaks SEVERAL laws.

He cannot direct either agency. It is outside his scope of power.

Congress has the power of the purse.

#AcademicFreedom is essential to the #Constitution’s guarantee of #FreeSpeech.

@Poli_Tics
#Poilievre has already demonstrated by his actions (ignore his words) that he’s in sync with other Conservative factions on issues like #ReproductiveFreedom, #TransgenderHealthcare, #IndigenousRights & title, #Immigration
#AcademicFreedom, and #WorkersRights

We should fully expect him to toe the line with the international Conservative agenda on these issues.

@BakerRL75 Delete the “private” to make the words better.