Criticism from Austria: Harvard economist warns of Trump's science attack!

Criticism from Austria: Harvard economist warns of Trump's science attack!

In a recent interview in ZIB2, Gernot Wagner, an economist from Austria and Harvard graduate, expresses sharp criticism of the political pressure, which the Harvard university is exposed by the Trump government. Wagner warns of the negative consequences for international students who play an essential role in the university system. He emphasizes: "Without foreign students, Harvard is not Harvard." Wagner is currently teaching at the Columbia Business School and sees the attacks on academic freedom as worrying. oe24 reports that ...

The Harvard University has actively opposed the efforts of the Trump administration that international students want to drive away from campus. Harvard tries to defend the freedom of research and teaching with a lawsuit against the injunction that prohibits the admission of international students. Wagner emphasizes that such political measures could affect the attractiveness of American universities. At the moment, around 6,800 international students are affected by these efforts, which the university could face with considerable financial challenges, since foreign students pay an important part of the tuition fees. Target = "_ blank"> Time reports that ...

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Wagner criticizes the fact that the Trump government attacks the basics of liberal science and the allegations that Harvard promotes violence or anti-Semitism are considered preliminary. This is also evident in the blocked funding and the increasing pressure measures that also affect other universities, such as Columbia University, which has not relegated to the government in the same way. Target = "_ Blank"> Deutschlandfunk reports on ...

The situation of international students to Harvard remains tense, especially after the Minister of Homeland has withdrawn from the universities to take out foreign students. A few days later, Harvard was able to enforce an injunction, which enables international students to continue to record according to a special federal program. oe24 reports that ...

Wagner himself thinks how long he can stay in the USA and emphasizes that it is not primarily about his personal security, but rather the long -term integrity of scientific freedom. He makes it clear that such political interventions could destabilize the entire scientific community in the United States and alerts on a possible "brain drain" from the USA, the pressure should increase. The time refers to ...

Finally, it can be said that the efforts to preserve academic freedom in the United States are facing major challenges. The establishment of the "Stand Up for Science" movement and the nationwide protests against politically motivated influence show that resistance in the scientific community is growing to protect the independence of research.