Schools in south central PA, along with more than 15 others across the state, are pushing back on what they call overreach by the Trump administration
South-Central Pa. colleges condemn Trump administration
Schools in south central PA, along with more than 15 others across the state, are pushing back on what they call overreach by the Trump administration
WGAL NEWS EIGHT. THANK YOU AMY. UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE ADDING THEIR NAMES TO A LETTER TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONDEMNING WHAT THEY CALL THE COERCIVE USE OF RESEARCH FUNDING. THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY PULLED MORE THAN $2 BILLION FROM HARVARD OVER ITS REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH THE LIST OF EDUCATION POLICY CHANGES. NEARBY UNIVERSITIES THAT SIGNED THIS LETTER INCLUDE DICKINSON COLLEGE IN CARLISLE, BUCKNELL IN LEWISBURG, SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY IN SELINSGROVE, AND ALSO FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE IN LANCASTER. MORE THAN 15 OTHER SCHOOLS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA HAVE ALSO SIGNED ON. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WROTE THAT LETTER AND SAYS T
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South-Central Pa. colleges condemn Trump administration
Schools in south central PA, along with more than 15 others across the state, are pushing back on what they call overreach by the Trump administration
Multiple schools in the Susquehanna Valley and at least 20 across Pennsylvania are adding their names to a letter criticizing the Trump administration.The statement written by the American Association of Colleges and Universities is signed by hundreds of schools nationally. "We speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education," the AACU wrote. The schools signing on to the statement include Dickinson College in Carlisle, Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster and Bucknell University in Lewisburg."We will always seek effective and fair financial practices, but we must reject the coercive use of public research funding," the AACU wrote. You can read the full statement here. The statement comes after the Trump administration froze more than $2 billion in federal grants to Harvard after the school rejected a list of demands written by the administration. Harvard rejected the Trump administration's requests.
Multiple schools in the Susquehanna Valley and at least 20 across Pennsylvania are adding their names to a letter criticizing the Trump administration.
The statement written by the American Association of Colleges and Universities is signed by hundreds of schools nationally.
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"We speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education," the AACU wrote.
The schools signing on to the statement include Dickinson College in Carlisle, Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster and Bucknell University in Lewisburg.
"We will always seek effective and fair financial practices, but we must reject the coercive use of public research funding," the AACU wrote. You can read the full statement here.
The statement comes after the Trump administration froze more than $2 billion in federal grants to Harvard after the school rejected a list of demands written by the administration.
Harvard rejected the Trump administration's requests.
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