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Harvard Rebukes Trump Administration Over Research Funding Freeze and Federal Demands

President Alan Garber calls federal actions unlawful and defends the university’s compliance with legal standards and institutional reforms.

FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
President Donald Trump gestures while answering a reporter's question during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington.
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Harvard's interim president Alan Garber attends the university's 373rd commencement exercises.

Overview

  • Harvard President Alan Garber responded to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, rejecting accusations of mismanagement and calling federal demands an unconstitutional overreach.
  • The Trump administration has frozen over $2.2 billion in federal research funding, barred new grants, and threatened Harvard’s tax-exempt status and ability to enroll international students.
  • Harvard has implemented reforms addressing campus antisemitism and Islamophobia, including new admissions criteria promoting civil discourse and reports on campus climate issues.
  • McMahon accused Harvard of fostering antisemitism, failing to comply with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling, and maintaining a left-leaning institutional bias.
  • Harvard’s lawsuit against the federal government, filed on April 21, argues that these actions violate constitutional protections for academic freedom and institutional autonomy.