Lynn Pasquerella, the president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities says they mark “a watershed moment for American higher education” and will “further embolden the administration to use coercive tactics against other institutions”.
“The weaponization of federal funds in an effort to enforce ideological conformity through the control of campus policies, the curriculum, research, and discourse inside and outside of the classroom poses a threat to the fundamental mission of US colleges and universities,” she said.
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“The weaponization of federal funds in an effort to enforce ideological conformity through the control of campus policies, the curriculum, research, and discourse inside and outside of the classroom poses a threat to the fundamental mission of US colleges and universities,” she said.
US universities’ settlements with Trump ‘will only fuel his authoritarian appetite’
Experts say settlements worth hundreds of millions will further embolden US president’s use of ‘coercive tactics’