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2025年4月14日，面對特朗普政府以高校保護猶太學生不力為由，高校若不做出“管制學生思想”在內的所謂“改革”，就凍結政府資金的威脅，哈佛大學校長發表題為The Promise of American Higher Education（美國高等教育的承諾）的公開信，誓言捍衛學術自由，斷然拒絕特朗普政府的無理要求。

特朗普政府在哈佛校長的公開信之后凍結了其22億美元經費與6千萬美元合同。哈佛也不是唯一被特朗普政府針對的美國高校，此前則康奈爾大學10億美元、西北大學7億美元、哥倫比亞大學4億美元經費均被凍結。但不同于哥倫比亞大學基本全盤接受特朗普政府所謂的打擊“反猶”的改革要求，哈佛是第一所明確反擊特朗普政府無理要求的美國高校。

美國的強大并不建立在個人的絕對權威之上——從建國伊始， 美國就沒有皇帝，也不會有皇帝。哈佛等美國高校之所以成為全球頂級名校，成為高等教育的標桿，也不是因為它們近水樓臺，甘做培養奴才的國子監，而是它們堅守獨立，追求學術與思想自由。

面對特朗普史無前例地破壞美國各項制度，濫用權力，包括侵害言論自由，如果不是哈佛，還有誰能站出來？If not Harvard, then who?如果不是現在，更待何時？If not now, then when?

哈佛大學校長Garber的公開信如下：

Dear Members of the Harvard Community （親愛的哈佛社區成員）,

For three-quarters of a century, the federal government has awarded grants and contracts to Harvard and other universities to help pay for work that, along with investments by the universities themselves, has led to groundbreaking innovations across a wide range of medical, engineering, and scientific fields. These innovations have made countless people in our country and throughout the world healthier and safer.

75年來，聯邦政府持續向哈佛大學及其他高等學府提供撥款與合同支持，用以資助各類研究。這些研究連同大學自身的投資，催生了醫學、工程及科學等多個領域的突破性創新，極大地推動了人類健康與安全的進步，造福了美國及世界各地無數人民。

In recent weeks, the federal government has threatened its partnerships with several universities, including Harvard, over accusations of antisemitism on our campuses. These partnerships are among the most productive and beneficial in American history. New frontiers beckon us with the prospect of life-changing advances—from treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and diabetes, to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, quantum science and engineering, and numerous other areas of possibility. For the government to retreat from these partnerships now risks not only the health and well-being of millions of individuals but also the economic security and vitality of our nation.

然而，近日聯邦政府針對包括哈佛在內的多所高校提出反猶主義指控，并以此為由威脅中止雙方長期建立的合作關系。這些合作關系是美國歷史上最具成效和最有益的伙伴關系之一。新的前沿正向我們招手，預示著可能改變生命的進展——從阿爾茨海默癥、帕金森氏癥和糖尿病等疾病的治療，到人工智能、量子科學與工程等眾多領域的突破。如果政府現在退出這些合作關系，不僅會危及數百萬人的健康與福祉，也會影響我們國家的經濟安全和活力。

Late Friday night, the administration issued an updated and expanded list of demands, warning that Harvard must comply if we intend to “maintain [our] financial relationship with the federal government.” It makes clear that the intention is not to work with us to address antisemitism in a cooperative and constructive manner. Although some of the demands outlined by the government are aimed at combating antisemitism, the majority represent direct governmental regulation of the “intellectual conditions” at Harvard.

上周五深夜，政府發布了一份更新擴展的要求清單，警告哈佛必須遵守這些要求，否則將無法“維持與聯邦政府的財政關系”。顯然，其目的并非與我們合作以建設性方式解決反猶問題。雖然這份清單中的部分要求確實旨在打擊反猶主義，但大多數內容是直接對哈佛的“知識環境”進行政府監管。

I encourage you to read the letter to gain a fuller understanding of the unprecedented demands being made by the federal government to control the Harvard community.

They include requirements to “audit” the viewpoints of our student body, faculty, staff

The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights

我鼓勵大家閱讀這封信，以更全面地了解聯邦政府對哈佛提出的前所未有的控制性要求。

政府的要求包括對我校學生、教職員工的觀點進行“審計”

我們絕不放棄大學的獨立性，也絕不會交出我們的憲法權利

The administration’s prescription goes beyond the power of the federal government. It violates Harvard’s First Amendment rights and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority under Title VI. And it threatens our values as a private institution devoted to the pursuit, production, and dissemination of knowledge.

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

政府提出的這些要求超出了聯邦政府的權限，侵犯了哈佛依據《美國憲法第一修正案》享有的權利，違背了《民權法案》第六章所規定的法律邊界。更威脅到了我們作為一個致力于追求、創造和傳播知識的私立機構的核心價值。

無論哪個政黨掌權，政府都不應干預私立大學可以教授什么、該錄取誰、該雇傭誰，以及可以研究和探索哪些領域

Our motto—Veritas, or truth—guides us as we navigate the challenging path ahead. Seeking truth is a journey without end. It requires us to be open to new information and different perspectives, to subject our beliefs to ongoing scrutiny, and to be ready to change our minds. It compels us to take up the difficult work of acknowledging our flaws so that we might realize the full promise of the University, especially when that promise is threatened.

我們的校訓——Veritas，即“真理”——將指引我們走過前方充滿挑戰的道路。追尋真理是一個永無止境的旅程。這要求我們對新信息和不同觀點保持開放，將自己的信念置于持續的檢視之下，并準備好改變看法。這也促使我們勇敢地承認自身的缺點，以便在受到威脅時，仍能實現大學的全部承諾。

We have made it abundantly clear that we do not take lightly our moral duty to fight antisemitism. Over the past fifteen months, we have taken many steps to address antisemitism on our campus. We plan to do much more. As we defend Harvard, we will continue to:

我們已經明確表態，我們不會輕視打擊反猶主義的道義責任。在過去十五個月里，我們已采取多項措施應對校園內的反猶主義問題，并計劃做得更多。在捍衛哈佛的同時，我們將繼續：

• nurture a thriving culture of open inquiry on our campus; develop the tools, skills, and practices needed to engage constructively with one another; and broaden the intellectual and viewpoint diversity within our community;

• affirm the rights and responsibilities we share; respect free speech and dissent while also ensuring that protest occurs in a time, place, and manner that does not interfere with teaching, learning, and research; and enhance the consistency and fairness of disciplinary processes; and

• work together to find ways, consistent with law, to foster and support a vibrant community that exemplifies, respects, and embraces difference. As we do, we will also continue to comply with Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which ruled that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act makes it unlawful for universities to make decisions “on the basis of race.”
  

• 在校園內培育開放探究的文化；培養彼此間建設性交流所需的工具、技能和實踐；并在我們社區中拓展思想和觀點的多樣性；
  

• 堅定我們共同擁有的權利和責任；尊重言論自由與異議表達，同時確保抗議行為在不干擾教學、學習和研究的時間、地點和方式下進行；并提升紀律程序的一致性與公平性；

• 在法律允許的范圍內，共同尋找方法，建設并支持一個充滿活力、尊重差異、多元包容的社區。同時，我們也將繼續遵守“學生公平入學組織訴哈佛案”的裁決，該案認定《民權法案》第六章禁止大學基于種族作出決策。

These ends will not be achieved by assertions of power, unmoored from the law, to control teaching and learning at Harvard and to dictate how we operate

這些目標無法通過脫離法律的權力主張，嘗試

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參考資料

https://www.harvard.edu/president/news/2025/the-promise-of-american-higher-education/

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