Overview

• Education Secretary Linda McMahon informed Harvard that it is ineligible for new federal research grants until it meets federal demands on governance and campus policies.
• The administration cited four areas of concern: antisemitism, racial discrimination, academic rigor, and viewpoint diversity, as conditions for restoring eligibility.
• This decision follows the freezing of $2.2 billion in multi-year federal funding in April and ongoing threats to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status and limit international student enrollment.
• Harvard has filed a lawsuit challenging the funding freeze, accusing the administration of unconstitutional overreach and retaliation for defending its institutional autonomy.
• The Trump administration has indicated willingness to negotiate if Harvard demonstrates compliance with federal laws, though the university has vowed to resist what it calls improper government control.