Overview

• President Trump announced on Truth Social he is considering diverting $3 billion in research grants from Harvard to trade and technical schools, accusing the university of antisemitism.
• Federal agencies have suspended or revoked more than $3 billion in Harvard’s research funding since April, targeting grants from NIH, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy.
• Harvard University has sued the administration, contending that the funding freezes constitute unconstitutional retaliation and threaten academic freedom.
• Legal experts warn that shifting Congress-earmarked research grants to vocational programs would require formal legislative approval and that trade schools generally lack the infrastructure to conduct such scientific research.
• Trade and for-profit education groups have praised the proposal as a boost for vocational training even as critics caution it could undermine vital health and technology research.