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ted (not lasso)
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50 USDC reward to the best, as-objective-as-possible explanation about what's going on between Harvard and Trump (winner chosen subjectively by me)
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Yinks
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Alright, it's been a while since I followed American politics but Trump always starts good drama. From the top: We all remember Trumps holy war against DEI. Since he got elected, one of his first actions was to abolish the DEI practice in leftist organisations all over the US. And this is backed with a Supreme Court order. So Trump sent a letter to Harvard with some demands: - to abolish DEI admissions and hiring - to clamp down on antisemitism on campus - to ban students who are hostile to the American values - to provide audits of the political ideology of students and faculty to ensure “viewpoint diversity" Harvard rejected this on the grounds that it "exceeds legal authority". The administration also tried to revoke Harvard's rights to admit international students but tough luck on that side as well. Now, Trump had the options of a stick and a carrot: The stick: punish them into submission The carrot: nudge them and try to convince them into agreement.
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Yinks
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Knowing Trump, he chose the stick. The US government covers 16% of Harvard's operating costs, while providing tax breaks/cuts for the university and its donors. While Harvard is one of the richest institutions in the world, losing the government's funding as well as taking on heavy tax burdens on their earnings and their real-estate holdings will weigh heavily on their pockets. Who are the people that would be affected by this: - Harvard has 18,700 employers on its payroll, making it the 4th largest employer in Massachusetts - international students make up 27% of the University's population. - The University's $53 billion deep pocket is not left out of this impact. - Harvard-affiliated researchers have received stop work orders so that funds can be focused inside.
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