Oxymoron with the emphasis on moron.

Govt Has No Right To Tell Private Universities What To Do.

The administration’s prescription goes beyond the power of the federal government. It violates Harvard’s First Amendment rights and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority under Title VI. And it threatens our values as a private institution devoted to the pursuit, production, and dissemination of knowledge. No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.

So this is an open letter from members of the Harvard "community".

Who wants to tell them?

Let's just make it simple for them. If they are a "private" school, then they do not need nor would they be taking any money from the Government. If you are "federally funded" then you cannot demand that you are an entirely "private" college. One has to wonder how arguably the most historically respected college in the United States has fallen so far.