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Boycotts, Bans, & Book-Burning: 8 Outrageous Incidents Of Ivy League Leftism In 2020
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Benjamin ZeisloftThe Ivy League is also rife with leftism, as Campus Reform reported throughout 2020.
Students at Harvard asked administrators to ban Trump administration alumni from serving as faculty members, teaching fellows, and guest speakers.
An open letter to Harvard administrators said that although Harvard usually hires officials from outgoing presidential administrations, students are "extremely concerned" about the Trump administration's impacts on "fundamental democratic institutions."
The students request a "system of accountability" for "high-level political appointees and Trump administration consultants before they are invited as fellows or to teach or speak on campus."
Harvard, according to US News and World Report, is the nation's second highest-ranked university.
Students at Cornell University can use their status as a "person of color" to exempt themselves from the university's flu vaccine mandate.
"Students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a Person of Color (BIPOC) may have personal concerns about fulfilling the Compact requirements based on historical injustices and current events," said Cornell Health's vaccine requirement FAQ.
Cornell, according to US News and World Report, is the nation's eighteenth highest-ranked university.