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A statement signed by more than 50 higher education associations has called on the Trump administration to cease his “political attacks” on higher education that it says threaten “shared national interests.”
The one-page statement says that the partnership between the federal government and higher education has resulted in national progress and prosperity, as well as technology that makes cellphones, cars and quality medical care possible. But this compact is at risk, the letter says:
“This balance is dangerously disrupted when billions of dollars in funding for education and competitively awarded research grants are held hostage for political reasons and without due process. Release of funds obligated to institutions should not be conditioned on which students universities admit, what kinds of academic programs they offer, and how they organize and oversee their faculty. Campuses should not be attacked for building communities that reflect their missions and the broad diversity of this country. Students and scholars should not fear deportation just for exercising their right to speak freely.”
Signatories include the American Council on Education, the Association for Institutional Research, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities and dozens more groups representing the vast majority of colleges and universities in the country.
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