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This week, Dickinson College President John Jones and Susquehanna University President Jonathan Green joined more than 300 higher-education leaders in publicly condemning what they described as “unprecedented government overreach and political interference endangering American education and public research funding.” In a statement circulated nationally, the signers affirmed their commitment to campuses as “centers of open inquiry where, in the pursuit of truth, faculty and students … are free to exchange ideas and opinions across a full range of viewpoints without fear of retribution, censorship, and deportation.”

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This week, <a href="https://www.dickinson.edu/">Dickinson College</a> President John Jones and <a href="https://www.susqu.edu/">Susquehanna University</a> President Jonathan Green joined more than 300 higher-education leaders in publicly condemning what they described as &ldquo;unprecedented government overreach and political interference endangering American education and public research funding.&rdquo; In a <a href="https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement">statement</a> circulated nationally, the signers affirmed their commitment to campuses as &ldquo;centers of open inquiry where, in the pursuit of truth, faculty and students &hellip; are free to exchange ideas and opinions across a full range of viewpoints without fear of retribution, censorship, and deportation.&rdquo;

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, host Asia Tabb starts conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, host Asia Tabb starts conversations about what&rsquo;s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, host Asia Tabb start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, host Asia Tabb start the conversations about what&rsquo;s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at&nbsp;<a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.