Overview

• Harvard and the Trump administration have resumed negotiations on a deal reportedly worth about $500 million in order to lift the freeze on billions in federal research grants
• A petition signed by more than 14,000 alumni, students, faculty and members of the public urges Harvard to reject federal oversight terms, and alumni lawmakers have threatened congressional inquiries if it agrees to a deal
• California Governor Gavin Newsom has called for President Alan Garber’s resignation over reports that the university is close to conceding to White House demands
• A U.S. district judge granted UCLA a preliminary injunction restoring over $550 million in NSF grants, demonstrating the courts’ ability to overturn the administration’s funding suspensions
• Harvard has already restructured its DEI offices, cut faculty in Middle East studies and proposed changes to union discrimination protections, fueling concerns about academic freedom and labor rights