Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administration

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The statement, published early on Tuesday by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, comes weeks into the administration's mounting campaign against higher education, and hours after Harvard University became the first school to sue the government over threats to its funding.
42% : Source: The Guardian Tue 22 Apr 2025 15.38 EDT First published on Tue 22 Apr 2025 00.01 EDT More than 150 presidents of US colleges and universities have signed a statement denouncing the Trump administration's "unprecedented government overreach and political interference" with higher education - the strongest sign yet that US educational institutions are forming a unified front against the government's extraordinary attack on their independence.
42% : "We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight," they write.

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