In the world of resistance politics, Harvard is leading the university charge against the demands of the Trump administration. Harvard refused to a list of ten demands the administration had sent the school and sued the administration last week.
But reports about the breakdown in communications that proceeded this suggested that, behind the scenes, both sides of the divide wanted a deal. The Trump administration wanted to claim victory over one of the leading schools in the Ivy League and Harvard wanted to avoid having its funding pulled. Neither side got what it wanted.
However, there were some faint signs this week that maybe this isn’t over. Harvard is making small moves toward the Trump administration’s position. First, Harvard announced it would not be funding affinity group graduations this year, at least not ones based on race.
Harvard will no longer…
