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Harvard Defies Trump Administration as $2.3 Billion in Federal Funding Is Frozen

The university rejects demands to alter diversity policies and report on foreign students, asserting its constitutional rights and academic independence.

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Overview

  • The Trump administration has frozen $2.3 billion in federal funding and suspended $60 million in contracts with Harvard University following its refusal to comply with policy demands.
  • Harvard President Alan Garber has reaffirmed the university's commitment to academic freedom, rejecting government interference in admissions and research policies.
  • The administration's demands include ending diversity-based admissions and hiring, as well as reporting foreign students for rule violations.
  • Harvard is exploring financial alternatives, including a $750 million loan, to address the funding shortfall caused by the cuts.
  • This conflict highlights broader tensions between elite universities and the federal government over diversity initiatives and academic independence, with Columbia University previously conceding to similar demands.