The leaders of some of the nation’s top private colleges are speaking out against Donald Trump.
In a letter published on Inside Higher Ed, 110 college leaders have called out the president-elect’s rhetoric and urged him to “condemn and work to prevent the harassment, hate and acts of violence that are being perpetrated across our nation, sometimes in your name, which is now synonymous with our nation’s highest office.”
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Most of the institutions are liberal arts colleges, including top-ranked Williams College, but others, including two-year school HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, also voiced support.
Six of the letter-signing colleges rank in the top nine of the U.S. News Best National Liberal Arts Colleges. Notably, the president of Hillary Clinton’s alma mater Wellesley College did not sign the letter, making Wellesley the only school in the U.S. News top five National Liberal Arts Colleges not included.
The letter goes on to note that the schools’ students, employees and many other s are “facing very real threats, and are frightened.”
It ends by urging the soon-to-be 45th president of the United States to “protect and empower the most vulnerable,” adding the “responsibility rests heavily on you.”
See the full letter here.
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