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.