create a \u201cmutual defense compact\u201d<\/a> that would support institutions that defy the demands of the federal government. \u00a0<\/p>\nSchools \u201cabsolutely should be thinking strategically in both the short and long term about the current effects on higher education and what it means for moving forward in ways that are grounded in the mission, vision and values of their institutions,\u201d said Lynn Pasquerella, president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must take this time to reflect, to engage in both retrospective and prospective analysis about how they will respond if these attacks continue, and to communicate clearly with their campuses, with all of their constituents, around what priorities they will put in place,\u201d Pasquerella added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Trump administration has also sought to deport numerous international students and faculty under a legal provision that gives the secretary of State the authority to go after foreign-born individuals he believes threaten the foreign policy of the United States. Many of the high-profile cases are students who participated in pro-Palestinian activism on campus.<\/p>\n
And several schools are under investigation for policies around transgender athletes, with institutions including the University of Pennsylvania losing funding over the issue, although the school argues its policies match those of the NCAA, which no longer allows transgender women on female sports teams.<\/p>\n
Campus Compact, the largest and oldest higher education association, believes “the summer will be about understanding what is in their realms of control, putting plans in place, meeting students and community members where they are, and ensuring they are ready to open the doors in the Fall,” according to Bobbie Laur, the organization’s president. <\/p>\n
It will be a time “of close collaboration among colleges and universities, knowledge and resource sharing, and solidarity among higher education institutions,” Laur added. <\/p>\n
The quick devastation wrought by Trump has caused some to question the financial relationship between the government and universities, prompting ideas such as schools finding more financial independence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reason why the United States of America has the most advanced research infrastructure in the world is because of its relationship to the federal government, and if we want to stay the most important nation in the world … there is no way forward without the federal government being intimately involved in the support of, not control over, but support of our research infrastructure,\u201d said Todd Wolfson, national president of the American Association of University Professors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While universities also used last summer to reevaluate their policies around protests after the pro-Palestinian encampments, this task will be even more difficult as Harvard and others have warned the Trump administration’s actions will devastate medical advancements and technological research.<\/p>\n
Higher education communities will be watching the multiple lawsuits against the federal government’s actions, including Harvard’s case that has a hearing set for July.<\/p>\n
Others emphasize that any negotiations or discussions with the Trump administration should be done as a united front with the agreed upon purpose of not being bullied into any concessions. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Trump administration and their approach to higher education is probably the worst and most destructive approach to higher education I’ve ever seen in the history of this country,\u201d said Wolfson. \u00a0<\/p>\n
While he believes there should be conversations with the federal government, university leaders should not \u201cbend the knee\u201d in the talks, \u201cwhether it’s confirming rampant antisemitism on campus, which does not exist … or if it means allowing the Trump administration get greater control over what we teach and what our students learn and what we research.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
“If they do that, they are failing higher education and they’re failing this country. So sure, have a conversation, but do not bend to what are nefarious intentions from this administration,\u201d Wolfson concluded. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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