Harvard University is one of many colleges under investigation by the Trump administration for their handling of alleged antisemitism on campuses.
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The Trump administration said Monday it froze $2.2 billion in federal funding for Harvard University, making the announcement hours after the school said it would not accept an agreement with the Trump administration, which threatened Harvard over antisemitism allegations linked to its handling of pro-Palestinian protests on campus.Key Facts
The Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, which is made up of several federal agencies including the Justice Department and Education Department, announced a “freeze on $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contract value to Harvard University.“
The task force did not specify what programs the grants were related to.
“Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government,” attorneys representing Harvard wrote in a letter to the Education Department before the funding was frozen.
Several agencies, including the Education Department, announced last month a review into $9 billion in government contracts and grants for Harvard to ensure the college was “in compliance with federal regulations,” including how Harvard handled alleged antisemitism on campus during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests across college campuses in the U.S.
The Trump administration sent a list of demands to Harvard on April 11, including requests for the college to make sweeping changes to its governance, admissions and hiring processes, as well as for Harvard to be monitored by administration officials.
