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To: Donald Trump
Tell the Trump Admin: Stop Attacking Free Speech and Our Universities!
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Free speech and intellectual freedom are essential to a healthy democracy. Colleges and universities are where people come to explore ideas, ask tough questions, and challenge the status quo.
But these freedoms are under threat. The Trump administration is targeting schools because he wants to silence students and professors and force them to march in lockstep with his hateful agenda.
We demand an immediate end to any and all attacks on the free speech of U.S. universities. Students and faculty must be safe to think, question, and speak freely without fear of government retribution.
Why is this important?
Right now, President Trump has frozen $2.3 billion in federal funding to Harvard University and is attempting to end their tax-exempt status.
Why? Because Harvard had the courage to stand up to Trump’s attacks on the free speech of their faculty and students.
It’s not just Harvard – Trump has put billions of federal dollars under threat unless universities comply with his outrageous, politicized demands.
That’s right – he’s trying to force universities to remove academic departments from faculty control, “audit” the viewpoints of students and faculty, and help federal authorities as they target international students for detention and deportation.
Now, our universities are standing up for their rights, and ours. Over 150 university presidents across the U.S. have come together to speak out against Trump’s attacks.
We can’t let these attacks go unanswered. Universities are a fundamental part of our democracy, and we must protect the freedom to think, question, and speak freely.
Sign the petition to demand that the Trump administration ends its attack on free speech and our universities.
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