Read the full letter from universities opposing 'government intrusion'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : It includes research universities and community colleges; comprehensive universities and liberal arts colleges; public institutions and private ones; freestanding and multi-site campuses.
59% : The price of abridging the defining freedoms of American higher education will be paid by our students and our society.
50% : Trump administration targets foreign student who protested against Israel's war in Gaza Claire Shipman, the acting president of Columbia University, also signed the letter.
46% : We will always seek effective and fair financial practices, but we must reject the coercive use of public research funding.
44% : "We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight.
44% : We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight.
34% : Using funding to 'force concessions' threatens institutions, Princeton president says In his second term, Trump has worked to crack down on any aspect of college life that could be perceived as "DEI," launched investigations into antisemitism and transgender student athletics on campuses and threatened universities' federal funding and nonprofit statuses.
26% : More than 200 college presidents and other officials signed a letter Tuesday protesting the "unprecedented government overreach and political interference" that higher education is facing under the Trump administration.
24% : A Call for Constructive Engagement April 22, 2025 As leaders of America's colleges, universities, and scholarly societies, we speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.

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