Rachel Abrams

What does that even mean?

In other words, it sounds like this letter is demanding that the administration get a lot of control over things that are probably pretty core to the academic independence of Harvard.

In other words, it sounds like this letter is demanding that the administration get a lot of control over things that are probably pretty core to the academic independence of Harvard.

So how does Harvard react to this?

So how does Harvard react to this?

And just to remember what's happening at this moment, this is coming after Columbia basically capitulated to a similar list of demands that the administration was making in order to provide that school with funding.

And just to remember what's happening at this moment, this is coming after Columbia basically capitulated to a similar list of demands that the administration was making in order to provide that school with funding.

So when you say that this was an extraordinary decision, you mean because, like, their response is so different from what we saw up until that point about how university presidents were dealing with the Trump administration, right? Yeah.

So when you say that this was an extraordinary decision, you mean because, like, their response is so different from what we saw up until that point about how university presidents were dealing with the Trump administration, right? Yeah.

So they really want people to see the demands for themselves.

So they really want people to see the demands for themselves.

And what does he say?

And what does he say?

What do you make of that? Do you believe that? Did they believe that?

What do you make of that? Do you believe that? Did they believe that?

Did they call their bluff, basically?

Did they call their bluff, basically?

You're basically saying that Harvard is looking at this demand letter being like, there's nothing to even negotiate with.

You're basically saying that Harvard is looking at this demand letter being like, there's nothing to even negotiate with.

Tell us about the lawsuit and how exactly Harvard is fighting it.