When Harvard University made headlines for refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s proposed terms for federal grant funding, it explained its decision was based on its “independence” and stressed its commitment to “broaden[ing] the intellectual and viewpoint diversity” at the institution.

While Harvard pays lip service to ideological diversity, the university is overwhelmingly led and managed by individuals who support the Democratic Party. Simultaneously, as it touts independence, the institution relies on wealthy ideological donors to keep many of its programs running.

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