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The root of the dispute lies in a letter sent from the Trump administration to Harvard, which accused the university of failing to protect its American students and faculty from what they termed “anti-Semitic violence.” This communication was not merely a critique; it also came with a series of policy demands that the university must adhere to in order to retain access to federal funds.
Among these demands, particularly contentious is the call for Harvard to eliminate its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Additionally, the administration has proposed an outright ban on masks during campus protests, a measure seen by many as an infringement on personal freedoms and rights of expression.