ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt has openly supported President Trump's actions against Harvard University, acknowledging deep-rooted systemic issues within the institution and higher education as a whole. In a CNBC interview, he praised the Trump administration's accountability measures, noting their effectiveness where university leaders had previously been unresponsive. Conversely, Harvard professor Laurence Tribe criticized Trump's approach, likening it to tactics historically used by dictators, expressing concerns over potential government overreach and its implications for academic freedom and institutional independence.
Greenblatt noted that the systemic issues at institutions like Harvard are deep and pervasive, underscoring the need for accountability from university leadership regarding these problems.
Tribe warned on CNN that government overreach in the form of Trump's approach could lead to a takeover akin to tactics historically employed by dictators.
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