Northwestern Faculty Group Doesn’t Want School to Accept Trump Administration Funds
“The way forward is to not give in to the lawlessness of the Trump administration — it is to stand up for American institutions of higher education”
This is a pattern. At many of the schools that have come up against the Trump administration, the angriest people are faculty members.
Campus Reform reports:
Northwestern faculty group urges school to reject Trump administration funds
Faculty and staff at Northwestern University have published an open letter calling on the university administration to reject deals proposed by the Trump administration.
In the letter, published July 29 in The Daily Northwestern, the group of Northwestern University faculty—who call themselves the “Northwestern Concerned Faculty Group”—stated that they will oppose any agreement between the university and the Trump administration to release withheld federal funds.
“Acquiescence to the administration’s tactics would make Northwestern complicit in an assault on higher education, which is an essential bulwark of civil society,” the faculty stated.
“The way forward is to not give in to the lawlessness of the Trump administration — it is to stand up for American institutions of higher education,” the faculty added.
The faculty posted their letter about a week before Northwestern University President Michael Schill returned to Washington, D.C. for a closed-door, transcribed interview with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Aug. 5.
In March, the U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into Northwestern and 59 other schools over concerns with anti-Semitism on their campuses.
“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon at the time.
Northwestern has made various headlines for reports of anti-Semitism on its campus.
Last month, Northwestern Professor Wendy Pearlman came under scrutiny for supporting groups linked to anti-Israel terrorism, including Jewish Voice for Peace and Masar Badil. She had previously promoted events tied to the PFLP and Hamas.
On June 3, Northwestern’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) led a protest condemning Israel and marking the anniversary of a campus encampment.
Demonstrators chanted anti-Israel slogans, while Jewish Voice for Peace criticized police presence and accused the university of siding with pro-Israel forces.
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Fine. Turn it down. One more bit of money not being spent. (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
I hope Northwestern turns down the funds so that these Leftists can be unemployed.
Agree. Take away all their funding and all federal support for their students. Block them from all foreign students too. Cancel all contracts with Northwestern. Feel free to go it alone.
Turn it down and all the faculty members who are on board with this can take a pay cut to make up for the loss of funds. Let’s see who is really committed to the cause
I wonder if they still expect to be paid.
There’s the rub, isn’t it? These aren’t very bright people.
I predict not a single one of them will research how it’s been done by Hillsdale and similar organizations, because actually learning from history — especially Christian history — is icky.
Your proposal is acceptable.
No Federal funding for research.
No Federal funding for salaries.
No Federal funding for infrastructure.
No Federal funding for student loans.
Oh, and no tax breaks.
Be careful what you ask for, you may get it – good and hard.
OK.
They want all of the funding for their medical and health care educational programs going through their Laurie Medical Center, which I believe is technically a different financial and corporate entity, that way the glorious, hypocritical faculty can say, “We are not taking any Trump money”, but their hospital system is, a little technical detail just like Vanderbilt is trying to do. Cut them both off. Either that or Northwestern set up a “research foundation” which also is a separate entity and all of the federal bucks go there and faculty tell the same lie. Cut them off too.