Ohio colleges join peers decrying 'unprecedented government overreach' from Trump administration

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.
45% : "We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight," the letter, released Tuesday, states.
36% : Trump has made similar demands of other colleges including Princeton, Columbia and Northwestern University.
35% : The letter, published by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, comes amid an escalating fight between American higher education and a president threatening to defund several elite universities unless they change their policies on free speech and political demonstration on campus.
34% : COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nearly 200 presidents of colleges and universities, including six in Ohio, signed a letter objecting to the "unprecedented government overreach and political interference" emanating from President Donald Trump's new administration.

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