Adrian Walker

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Adrian Walker

Alan Garber seems to be trying to thread a tiny needle. Harvard’s president is valiantly doing battle against President Trump, who is adamantly trying to impose his version of right-wing thought on the university. After Trump moved to freeze $2 billion in federal money due to Harvard last month, Garber issued a stirring defense of Harvard’s right to make its own decisions and chart its own course. He was widely cheered for standing up to a bully and defending the values of higher education.

1 week ago | jis.gov.jm | Adrian Walker

The Government has received humanitarian and medical supplies valued at $60 million from the Government of the Republic of India. These supplies, which come 30 days ahead of the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, are expected to bolster the nation’s capacity to effectively respond to natural disasters and medical emergencies.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Adrian Walker

Molly Baldwin had been half-expecting the news that landed in her inbox one morning last week. It was a letter from the Justice Department informing her that a $6 million violence intervention grant to Roca — the Chelsea-based crime prevention agency she leads — was being terminated, effective immediately. In typically convoluted language, some bureaucrat in Washington asserted that Roca’s work is no longer “aligned” with the Trump administration’s priorities.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Adrian Walker

“Boston obviously holds a special place in my heart,” King III told me a few days ago. “Because their love story began there.” Obviously the re-creation - don’t call it a reenactment - comes at another fertile moment for social protest. Spearheaded by Embrace Boston, in collaboration with a large coalition of social justice organizations, the march Saturday will protest the ongoing attacks by the Trump administration on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Adrian Walker

Ultimately, Harvard faced a stark but easy choice. Because here’s the thing about appeasement: The demands never end. Harvard University has officially refused to accept President Trump’s attempt to force it into what would have amounted to receivership. The federal government demanded that the university agree to a long list of radical demands, including walking away from any commitment to diversity or equity in any form.