"Academic freedom, universities being able to control their own mission, to teach what they want to teach, to serve their student-athletes in a really productive way. I'm not leading the effort, but I was asked to be a part of it, and I looked into it, and it's something I agree with just in general."
"When students are afraid to speak their minds, they cannot give their all. When campuses are polarized, it's hard to maintain the 'one team' spirit we instill in the locker room. Unprecedented political pressure on colleges and universities undercuts the values we have sought to instill in student-athletes."
Warriors coach Steve Kerr and 18 other coaches, including Doc Rivers and Tommy Amaker, signed a letter urging Americans to oppose government involvement in college and university operations. The coaches emphasize that academic freedom and institutional control over educational missions are essential for student success. They argue that political pressure on campuses creates polarization that undermines team unity and prevents students from speaking freely. The letter responds to increased federal and state government involvement in higher education under the Trump administration, including threats to withhold funding from Ivy League schools over DEI programs and pro-Palestine speech tolerance, as well as the Department of War ending partnerships with 21 universities.
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