💨 Abstract

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from universities over their handling of pro-Palestinian protests. Columbia University is currently in negotiations with the administration, while Harvard has rejected the demands to audit viewpoint diversity and end diversity efforts. Both universities argue that the demands violate their constitutional free speech rights and the Civil Rights Act. Harvard has had contracts and grants worth over $2 billion frozen, while Columbia grants and contracts worth $400 million were terminated earlier.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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