Timestamps:
00:29 Latest updates on Harvard and the Trump administration
05:07 Why Harvard doesn’t have clean hands
06:11 Is Harvard committed to free speech reform?
10:34 FIRE’s past efforts against the weaponization of Title IX
14:07 Can the Trump administration condition Harvard’s federal funding on the termination of DEI practices that violate civil rights law?
15:39 Why is FIRE objecting to the government’s speech against Harvard?
22:24 Will Harvard file a lawsuit against the administration?
23:30 How can the government protect free speech but take discriminatory harassment seriously on campuses?
25:57 Would Harvard reopening inquiries into alleged policy violations be improper?
27:10 FIRE’s stance on segregation within campuses
28:37 Will Harvard’s situation end up at the Supreme Court?
29:39 What are the White House’s next steps?
30:36 Hillsdale’s approach to federal funding
31:40 FIRE’s principled approach
32:52 Can elite universities make real reforms?
37:26 Which of the Trump administration’s demands does FIRE approve of if done correctly?
39:16 Jim Crow segregation analogy
41:04 Would FIRE support a requirement that federal funding can only go to universities that achieve a score of 50+ in FIRE’s College Free Speech Rankings?
42:26 How can people tell which schools are making substantive change?
43:35 If an NIH grant experimental subject patient dies because funds were cut off, who does the patient’s family sue?
45:52 How does the First Amendment and Title VI affect Harvard and the federal government?
46:39 Why should the federal government give Harvard money?
48:27 Have the Chicago principles protected the University of Chicago from the Trump administration?
51:18 Are universities promoting open debates between supporters of Palestinian and Israeli positions?
Joining us:
Lindsie Rank, director of campus rights advocacy
Will Creeley, legal director
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