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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Garber wrote that the freeze — which is the most drastic step Harvard has taken in response to new White House orders — is designed to help the University preserve its “financial flexibility until we better understand how changes in federal policy will take shape.
49% : “We are also asking the leadership of Schools and administrative units to scrutinize discretionary and non-salary spending, reassess the scope and timing of capital renewal projects, and conduct a rigorous review of any new multi-year commitments,” he wrote.
49% : “We have asked Schools and units to identify strategic adjustments in their spending to build the long-term capacity needed to advance academic priorities at a time of uncertain revenues,” he wrote.
47% : But Garber seemed to promise affiliates in his Monday email that Harvard would fight in Washington against threats to its operations, writing that the University was “working hard to advocate for higher education in our nation’s capital and beyond.”“Expanding access to higher education for all, preserving academic freedom, and supporting our community’s research, teaching, and learning will always be our highest priorities,” he wrote.

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