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Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Grant Freeze

More than 100 U.S. universities unite to denounce unprecedented political interference in higher education by the federal government.

Une vue du campus de la Harvard Business School à Cambridge, dans le Massachusetts (nord-est des États-Unis).
Le psychologue cognitiviste Steven Pinker à Paris en novembre 2021.
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Overview

  • Harvard filed a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts, challenging the Trump administration's freeze of $2.2 billion in research grants as unconstitutional and arbitrary.
  • The administration accused elite universities, including Harvard, of tolerating antisemitism during Gaza war protests and demanded ideological reforms.
  • President Trump threatened to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status and impose restrictions on foreign students, escalating tensions with academic institutions.
  • Over 100 universities, including Yale and Princeton, issued a joint statement condemning the administration's actions as unjustified interference in academic governance.
  • While Harvard and Princeton are resisting through legal action, some institutions, such as Columbia, have complied with government demands under pressure.