Harvard should not negotiate
Friends,
Despite a series of legal wins against the Trump administration, Harvard officials have concluded that those victories alone might be insufficient to protect the university. So Harvard is reentering negotiations with Trump.
Among the sticking points with the Trump White House are issues of admissions, hiring, and viewpoint diversity.
Lawrence H. Summers, a former Harvard president, suggested in an interview with The New York Times on Monday that a deal, in and of itself, should not be seen as a surrender. “I don’t hear anyone at Harvard saying Harvard doesn’t need to work at diversity of perspective,” he said.
Hello? What the hell does “diversity of perspective” mean? More professors and students who believe in authoritarianism and fewer who believe in democracy? More courses emphasizing biblical views and fewer based on science? More students who are racist and xenophobic and fewer who are tolerant?
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