MIT, Trump and Harvard
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MIT President Sally Kornbluth announced Thursday the closure of the school's Institute Community and Equity Office, as well as other reforms.
MIT's decision to end its DEI office comes amid a probe by the Trump administration investigating the school for engaging in race-based practices in its administration of policies.
We would love Harvard to come back to the negotiating table, but I think there are definitely factors at play that are preventing that, and it’s hard to see a path back to a deal
Harvard has shifted its approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs — moving from a full-throated support to abandoning the language of DEI amid threats from a hostile White House.
President Donald Trump is in a fierce battle against Harvard University. Was Barron Trump rejected from the school? Where does he go to college?
Rather than stay silent, Haque has spoken out. Last year, he wrote an essay about his experience and has continued to criticize the university throughout the recent campus turmoil. As Haque sees it, Harvard cannot be reformed from within. It’s an unconscious patient and requires CPR to survive. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
In a Truth Social post attacking "a very antisemitic Harvard," Trump says he may transfer $3B in university grants to trade schools.
2don MSNOpinion
In an effort to attract more right-leaning faculty, some elite universities are borrowing tactics long used to promote racial diversity.