Reading the headlines I thought at first maybe Harvard had issued two new letters to the Trump Administration. The Washington Post story was headlined “Harvard rejects Trump administration’s claims as funding battle escalates.” Sounds pretty resistance-y to me.
But the NY Times headline about what turns out to be the same letter is headlined very differently: “Harvard Argues It Has ‘Common Ground’ With Trump Administration.”
So which is it? Is Harvard cozying up to the administration or flipping the bird at them? I think the answer is that they’re trying to do a little of both but the cozying up is probably more noteworthy. CNN’s headline reflects that: “Harvard says it has ‘common ground’ with Trump administration, but is ‘undermined’ by government overreach.” The letter, published today, opens with the agreement the school shares with…
