Harvard’s eleventh-hour statement condemning antisemitism rings hollow when weighed against years of inaction and complicity. Jewish students have faced violent assaults, open calls for their death, and systemic discrimination—not just from peers, but from faculty as well. The administration sat silent while this unfolded. Only now, with over $8.7 billion in federal grants at risk, does Harvard express concern. This isn’t about Israel—it’s about Jewish civil rights. Until universities like Harvard undergo a full review of their curricula, funding sources like Qatar, and implement real safeguards for Jewish students, their words are meaningless.
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I keep asking without a reply, why is the American taxpayer giving our hard earned money to a university with billions. Antisemitism has nothing to do with that question.
I was wondering that myself, considering the huge endowments these universities have. Basically, it’ greed. As long as government funds projects and research in medical/engineering/technology/etc.fields, they can use their endowments to promote DEI and crap like transgender studies.
I wish that huge grants were a civil right for me. They should be glad not to get near that racist money.
Sore-ass will probably fund them for their violent causes
Yes, he will, probably already is.
Harvard’s endowment is in the order of $53 billion. $9 billion is not insignificant, but it is not a fatal hit, all things considered.
Harvard U. has a unique governing structure among universities. It has a Board of Overseers, each overseer out of 30 is elected by the Alumni for a 6-year term. This Board basically functions in an advisory capacity (with some exceptions) and is involved in the affairs of the University. Harvard Corporation (a/k/a is The President and Fellows of Harvard College) consists of 12 fellows and the President of Harvard. This 401(c)(3) corporation is in charge of Havard’s assets. Its members are self-appointing, meaning any time there is a vacancy, a new individual is chosen from among those serving as fellows. The 12 fellows choose the President of the University and generally leave day-to-day management to him or her. But, with respect to the $9 Billion at stake, I think that they will be all hands-on for this one.
With that said, the Trump administration would be wise to REQUIRE a written and detailed resolution of Harvard Corporation and its Board of Overseers concerning their policy towards antisemitism that includes actions that go beyond free speech such as active intimidation, blocking access to or interrupting classes, denial of free travel on campus, taking over buildings, study halls, targeting campus religious facilities and religious organizations, etc. And the administration has to insist that the disciplinary parameters for violating this policy will be stated with particularity and strictly enforced.
The policy cannot infiltrate the bounds of free speech, so simply calling someone an ethnic or racial slur, however distasteful, should not be punishable, but antisemitic speech combined with placing that person in fear of attack or actual attack (common law assault or battery) should be.
I would also make it a requirement that Harvard notify ICE should foreign students violate the policy where they will be subject to suspension or expulsion.
An islamic institution shouldn’t get any US taxpayer funding.
Friends, just wait and watch! They will not lose any of the funding! They will capitulate and do the right thing! Despite their phenomenal corpus and endowments they have an extreme affinity towards money and will do anything to keep the money into their coffers flowing.
Time will tell. But they’re dealing with Trump now so they better not try to fake it.
They should be forced to completely depend on the islamic money that has poured in over the years.
More popcorn, please!