Questão 7

Leia a carta a seguir. Dear Members of the Harvard Community, For years, the federal government’s grants to Harvard have helped lead to groundbreaking innovations. Recently, the federal government has threatened its partnerships over accusations of antisemitism on our campuses. A list of demands was issued, warning that Harvard must comply if we intend to “maintain our financial relationship with the government.” Most of these demands are unprecedented and represent direct governmental regulation of the “intellectual conditions” at Harvard. They include requirements to audit the viewpoints of our students and faculty, and to “reduce their power” for their ideological views. We will not accept that. The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. No government should dictate what universities can teach and which areas of inquiry they can pursue. We do not take our moral duties lightly and we have taken many steps to address and fight antisemitism on campus. However, this will not be achieved by assertions of power, unmoored from the law, to dictate how we operate. Sincerely, Alan M. Garber (President of Harvard University)