Punatang - the idea is actually on the table
Concepts of a plan that are unlikely to pass, as the article says. Guess I'll keep an eye out for it happening during infrastructure week - the Puna roads are still waiting...
Meanwhile, after $6 million more in Federal funding cuts ("bringing the total of terminated or paused research programs to 48 from Thursday’s 36. There are now 82 employees affected by the federal cuts")
UH president joins over 170 academic leaders opposing Trump’s education policies
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/04/2...-policies/
Over 170 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement today opposing the Trump administration’s treatment of higher education institutions, coming together to speak out after Harvard University said the administration was threatening its independence.
The statement, signed by presidents from such institutions as Princeton, Brown, Harvard, the University of Hawaii and Connecticut State Community College, criticized what it described as “the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.”
“We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight,” the statement said. “However, we must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, and work on our campuses.”
The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the statement.
Today’s joint statement is the latest show of resistance from U.S. higher education leaders as the Trump administration seeks to leverage its financial heft to overhaul academia. On April 14 Harvard rejected numerous demands from the administration, which is seeking oversight of Harvard’s student body, faculty and curriculum in an apparent effort to curb what it perceives as the university’s liberal bias." (more at link)
Concepts of a plan that are unlikely to pass, as the article says. Guess I'll keep an eye out for it happening during infrastructure week - the Puna roads are still waiting...
Meanwhile, after $6 million more in Federal funding cuts ("bringing the total of terminated or paused research programs to 48 from Thursday’s 36. There are now 82 employees affected by the federal cuts")
UH president joins over 170 academic leaders opposing Trump’s education policies
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/04/2...-policies/
Over 170 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement today opposing the Trump administration’s treatment of higher education institutions, coming together to speak out after Harvard University said the administration was threatening its independence.
The statement, signed by presidents from such institutions as Princeton, Brown, Harvard, the University of Hawaii and Connecticut State Community College, criticized what it described as “the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.”
“We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight,” the statement said. “However, we must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, and work on our campuses.”
The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the statement.
Today’s joint statement is the latest show of resistance from U.S. higher education leaders as the Trump administration seeks to leverage its financial heft to overhaul academia. On April 14 Harvard rejected numerous demands from the administration, which is seeking oversight of Harvard’s student body, faculty and curriculum in an apparent effort to curb what it perceives as the university’s liberal bias." (more at link)