UW-Madison chancellor, Beloit College president sign letter opposing Trump's interference in higher education

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I am so glad to see this--as UW-Madison WI is my Alma mater




UW-Madison chancellor, Beloit College president sign letter opposing Trump's interference in higher education

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UW-Madison chancellor, Beloit College president sign letter opposing Trump's interference in higher education
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April 22, 2025, 3:54 pm CT




Two college leaders in Wisconsin signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration's efforts to control universities and punish those that do not bend to his will.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Beloit College Eric Boynton were among 200 college leaders nationally who signed the April 22 letter condemning government overreach.

Trump's political interference is "endangering American higher education," the letter said. "We must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, and work on our campuses."

College leaders said they didn't oppose “legitimate government oversight” but rejected the "coercive" use of public research funding. The signers came from a mix of Ivy League institutions, small private schools, large public research universities and higher education associations. The American Association of Colleges and Universities circulated the letter.

Harvard University President Alan Garber was among the signatories. The nation's oldest and wealthiest university has been in a standoff with the Trump administration since it said it would not agree to the government's sweeping demands, including reducing faculty power, government audits of university data and changes to its admissions system. The government responded by freezing more than $2.2 billion of its grants and contracts.

Harvard has dominated headlines in recent weeks but nearly all higher education institutions have been upended since Trump started his second term............................