Ivy League Schools Sign Amicus Brief In Support Of Harvard’s Fight Against Trump Federal Funding Cuts

Gutting funding that could be used for academic research at Harvard and other Ivy League universities will likely have disastrous trickle-down effects on the quality and content of research that will be pursued and published. Put differently, this may just be what it takes for RFK Jr. to finally get some compelling “evidence” against vaccinations that don’t come from his MAHA cronies using ChatGPT to cite non-existent studies. Harvard is pushing back against the Executive’s usurping the power of the purse, and they are seeing heavy support from most peer schools. Take a wild guess on the two Ivy League schools that taking a step back from doing the right thing. Got your guess ready? Columbia Spectator has coverage:

Columbia and Cornell University are the only Ivy League institutions that have not joined an amicus brief in support of Harvard’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration over canceled federal funding.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, who is overseeing Harvard’s lawsuit, agreed to allow the brief on Friday. The signatories to the brief include five of the eight Ivy League institutions: Brown University, Dartmouth College, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. In total, 18 universities signed onto the amicus brief.

Schools aren’t the only ones submitting amici briefs — over 12,000 Harvard alumni sent a brief in support. With this much support and billions of dollars in federal funding on the line, expect Harvard to put up one hell of a fight against the administration’s attempt at hardball.

Columbia, Cornell Only Ivies To Not join amicus Brief Backing Harvard Lawsuit Against Trump Administration [Columbia Spectator]

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