The presidents of all eight Ivy League Schools and leaders from another 40 colleges and universities signed a joint letter asking President Trump to rectify or rescind his executive order banning travel from certain countries.
The letter was originally drafted by Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber and University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, according to a report by the Dartmouth student newspaper.
“If left in place, the order threatens both American higher education and the defining principles of our country,” according to the press release.
After Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order, which barred citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, various universities, including IU, and other colleges released statements.
The Association of American Universities, of which IU is a member, also released a joint statement Jan. 28 and said the order “threatens to disrupt the education and research of many others.”
Colleges and universities around the country are advocating for the end of the executive order or at least some modification.
“We write as presidents of leading American colleges and universities to urge you to rectify or rescind the recent executive order closing our country’s borders to immigrants and others from seven majority-Muslim countries and to refugees from throughout the world,” according to the press release.
Dominick Jean
