Members of the Harvard Corporation and Board of Overseers,

We, the undersigned Harvard alumni, support the Harvard faculty signers of the letter dated March 24, 2025 and agree that "ongoing attacks on American universities threaten bedrock principles of a democratic society, including rights of free expression, association, and inquiry. In light of this unprecedented assault, we urge Harvard’s leadership to do three things: 

1. Publicly condemn attacks on universities.

2. Legally contest and refuse to comply with unlawful demands that threaten academic freedom and university self-governance. Freedom from political interference has allowed American universities to lead the world in scientific and medical innovation, from which our entire country benefits.

3. Work with other universities and Harvard’s own alumni networks to mount a coordinated opposition to these anti-democratic attacks."

In addition, recognizing the value of a diversity of experience, thought, and expression, we alumni call upon Harvard to:

1. Protect non-American students, faculty, and staff from detention and/or deportation without due process, including meaningful opportunity to contest the government action in court. 
2. Use the full range of Harvard resources to oppose oppression.
3. Protect the right to free speech and room for dissent on Harvard campuses as granted in The Constitution, inasmuch as the erosion of free speech provides fertile ground for the growth of fascism.