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...University has always argued that disclaimer clauses are unconstitutional and dangerous; they try to regulate an individual's beliefs, and such regulation invites bureaucratic subjectivity. The arguments seemed cogent during the NDEA controversy, and they haven't lost their cogency. Disclaimers remain unconstitutional even when Harvard men are exempted from them...
...Johnson Administration is reportedly prepared to ask Congress next month to eliminate the disclaimer requirement in the Act, and there seems little doubt that Congress will agree. The proper time to apply for antipoverty grants will be after Congress has acted. Harvard's role in the NDEA controversy was that of a moral reader the Administration reply to Archie Epps's thoughts on the antipoverty application suggests that Harvard no longer finds this a natural role...
...outlined three bills passed by the 88th Congress which would be significant for students at Harvard. The first bill has doubled the amount of loan funds available under the National Defense Education Act from 19 million to 38 million dollars. This will make it easier to obtain NDEA loans and allow bigger loans to be made...
...exact amount of each grant depends on a complicated formula that allots NDEA money according to the number of students and institutions in a given geographical region. An important factor in determining the size of Harvard's grant, according to McDonald, will be whether the Massachusetts Institute of Technology applies for NDEA...
M.I.T. students are currently counted to determine the total amount of aid for which Massachusetts is eligible--almost $33 million over the next four years--but they receive none of the money, since M.I.T. withdrew from the NDEA program and has not yet rejoined...