Harvard University announced on Monday that it would not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs or expel pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

Last week, the White House informed Harvard that the school would lose federal funding if it did not abide by a series of demands concerning protesters and DEI programs. The Hill notes that Columbia University acquiesced to similar demands by President Donald Trump and still had its federal funding frozen and faced further cuts.

Harvard University President Alan Garber said in a message to the Harvard community, “No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.”

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