Trump administration to halt new research grants for Harvard as battle over political ideology and academic freedom flares

Trump admin yanks $2.2 billion in federal funding from Harvard in legal battle over antisemitism on campus

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has canceled $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University amid an escalating legal battle over the Ivy League institution’s failure to crack down on antisemitism, according to a senior White House official. National Institutes of Health (NIH) director for extramural research Michelle Bulls fired off a May 6 letter to...

Trump administration to halt new research grants for Harvard as battle over political ideology and academic freedom flares

(CNN) — The Trump administration has unveiled new steps to target federal funding to Harvard University, cutting off all new federal research grants unless the elite school enacts political policy changes amid a broader national clash over academic freedom, federal funding and campus oversight.Harvard is not eligible for grants from the federal government due to its “consistent violations of its own legal duties,” Education Secretary Linda McMah…