150+ College Leaders Blast Trump For 'Unprecedented Overreach' On Higher Education

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : We will always seek effective and fair financial practices, but we must reject the coercive use of public research funding.
46% : The Association of International Educators said about 1,400 student visas have been revoked as of Thursday, April 17. Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since Saturday, March 8.
44% : "We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight," the letter said.
41% : The unified letter titled "A Call for Constructive Engagement" included the president of Harvard University - the latest college in a high-profile battle with the Trump administration.
41% : The Trump administration is seeking to deport the green card holder for his role in pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia's campus in the spring of 2024. Khalil's lawyers said ICE blocked the 29-year-old from witnessing the birth of his first child on Monday, April 21, CNN reported.
40% : " "Harvard can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning, and should not be considered on any list of the World's Great Universities or Colleges," Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday, April 16.
37% : Trump has demanded that colleges eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, along with other orders aimed at limiting campus activism.
14% : " Trump has repeatedly attacked Harvard, saying the university has "lost its way.

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