More than 100 colleges and universities issue letter condemning Trump's "political interference"

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "The price of abridging the defining freedoms of American higher education will be paid by our students and our society.
53% : " Mr. Trump has sought to bring several prestigious universities to heel over claims they tolerated campus antisemitism, threatening their budgets and tax-exempt status and the enrollment of foreign students.
44% : "We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight.
40% : However, we must oppose undue government intrusion," it said, adding: "We must reject the coercive use of public research funding.
26% : " "We speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education," Tuesday's letter read.

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