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Trump Administration Cuts $100M in Harvard Contracts and Proposes Rerouting $3B to Trade Schools

It underscores a clash over academic freedom that Harvard is challenging through lawsuits against funding freezes, contract terminations, visa sanctions.

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The Harvard University shield "VERITAS" sits above a campus entrance gate at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025.
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Overview

  • The General Services Administration has instructed federal agencies to cancel roughly $100 million in contracts with Harvard and transition critical services to other vendors by early June.
  • President Trump said he is considering redirecting $3 billion in federally awarded research grants from Harvard to U.S. trade schools as part of a broader push for vocational education.
  • In April, the administration froze over $2.6 billion in federal research funding and the Department of Homeland Security revoked Harvard’s authority to enroll international students, though a federal judge temporarily blocked that ban.
  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanded detailed records on the university’s international students, citing alleged visa violations and security risks, leading Harvard to file suit.
  • Harvard President Alan Garber has decried the measures as infringements on the university’s independence and has pursued multiple federal lawsuits to restore funding and enrollment rights.