Education Sec. Linda McMahon and Sen. Chris Murphy. (Getty Images) (Getty images)
"How do you tell them to end all their diversity programs…while instituting viewpoint diversity?" he asked.
"No, the diversity programs we've asked and demanded to be eliminated were the DEI, where those programs were actually pitting one group against another," McMahon responded.
"Isn't viewpoint diversity a diversity program?" Murphy pressed.
"Viewpoint diversity is an exchange of ideas," McMahon retorted. "Now here, because Harvard only has 3%, by its own numbers, conservative faculty. Do you think they are allowing enough viewpoint diversity?"
The Trump administration is seeking to cancel some $100 million in contracts with Harvard. (Photo by Michael Fein/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Trump administration is threatening to pull all federal funds from Harvard, amounting to a staggering $100 million in contracts, if it does not comply with the administration's reforms.
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So far, Harvard has remained resistant.
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