Education Secretary Sends Error-Filled Letter to Harvard: Report
- On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, sent a 979-word letter to Harvard University warning that federal research funding could be withheld.
- The letter criticized Harvard's admissions, staffing, and leadership, alleging racial discrimination and violations of federal law amid broader political tensions.
- McMahon's letter contained grammatical errors, dubious claims about foreign students’ behavior, and criticisms of recent remedial math programs at the 388-year-old Ivy League school.
- Critics called the letter a "chaotic mess of bad grammar," with journalist Andrew Feinberg stating "Whoever wrote this is barely literate," while McMahon demanded Harvard’s compliance with law enforcement and reporting requirements.
- Harvard has filed a lawsuit against the funding freeze, making this dispute a significant legal precedent about government authority over private educational institutions.
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‘Illiterate’: Trump’s Education Secretary Mocked for Bad Grammar in Threatening Letter to Harvard
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is being ridiculed after sending a threatening letter to Harvard University that was full of grammatical errors. In the letter, McMahon warned Harvard President Dr. Alan Garber that the university would lose access to federal funding unless it complied with President Trump’s demands. But instead of focusing on her message, the letter quickly became a subject of mockery for its poor grammar and confusing wri…
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