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The ongoing friction between Harvard, the Trump administration, and the ideological undercurrents shaping our educational frameworks reveals a critical crisis in higher education. As trust in the merit of a college education wanes among the public, it is vital for institutions to recommit to their core values of truth-seeking and intellectual merit. The current trajectory, characterized by ideological conformity, endangers not just academic integrity but the societal fabric built on diverse tempers of thought.