2025 has not been kind to Harvard.
To date, the Trump administration has
revoked nearly $3 billion in research funding to the
university, demanding violations of free speech, academic
freedom, and institutional autonomy in return for restoring the
funding. In response, Harvard
filed a lawsuit, raising First Amendment claims.
Helping us unpack all things Harvard are:
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:32 Harvard’s disputes with the Trump
administration
08:29 The need for internal reforms at Harvard
42:50 Institutional neutrality debate
46:16 IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
01:01:28 Latest update on potential Harvard-Trump
administration settlement
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