Lewis & Clark, Reed and Willamette presidents join over 200 universities condemning federal action against higher education

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The letter appears to be the first unified response from a group of higher education leaders to the barrage of federal policy changes aimed at universities.
55% : " The letter, called "A Call for Constructive Engagement," says colleges and universities must maintain their freedoms regarding admissions, hiring and academic decisions in order for the schools to function as society expects them to.
45% : Under the Trump administration, federal agencies have paused or cancelled research grants worth billions of dollars, threatened to withhold education-related grants from institutions that do not comply with new federal priorities, and suddenly revoked visas from international students.
32% : A week after Harvard University refused to comply with Trump administration demands, the presidents of Lewis & Clark College, Willamette University and Reed College are denouncing the cascade of federal actions that have thrown higher education institutions around the country into financial uncertainty.

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