Chicago-area academic leaders sign statement critical of Trump administration 'overreach'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "The price of abridging the defining freedoms of American higher education will be paid by our students and our society," the statement reads.
50% : Last week, students and faculty at Northwestern University protested against the administration's campaign against higher education as part of a national day of action.
44% : "We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight," the statement reads.
40% : The statement was released Tuesday by the American Association of Colleges and Universities and speaks out against "unprecedented government overreach" as well as "political interference" that is "endangering American higher education.
34% : The university and college leaders who did sign it said that infringing on the freedoms of higher education will harm the country.

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