Archon Fung, professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, addresses students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 President Donald Trump’s administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy League school pushed back against government allegations that it鈥檚 a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism.
In a letter to Harvard on Tuesday, a federal antisemitism task force said Harvard will lose grants from eight federal agencies in addition to $2.2 billion that was by the Trump administration.
The letter said Harvard has become a 鈥渂reeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination鈥 and faces a 鈥渟teep, uphill battle鈥 to reclaim its legacy as a place of academic excellence.
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鈥淭here is a dark problem on Harvard鈥檚 campus, and by prioritizing appeasement over accountability, institutional leaders have forfeited the school鈥檚 claim to taxpayer support,鈥 the letter said.
It was signed by officials at the Education Department, Health and Human Services and the General Services Administration.
University officials did not immediately provide comment on the letter.
Harvard has faced escalating sanctions from the White House after becoming the first U.S. university to openly defy the government鈥檚 demands to limit pro-Palestinian activism and end practices.
Trump, a Republican, has said he wants Harvard to lose , and the Department of Homeland Security has threatened to revoke the school’s eligibility to host foreign students.
Last week, the Education Department said Harvard will receive until it meets the government’s demands.
The Trump administration has demanded Harvard make broad leadership changes, revise its admissions policies and audit its faculty and student body to ensure the campus is home to many viewpoints.
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The demands are part of a pressure campaign targeting several other high-profile universities. The administration has cut off money to colleges including , the and , seeking compliance with Trump鈥檚 agenda.
Harvard is the federal funding freeze.
Harvard President Alan Garber disputed the government鈥檚 allegations in a Monday letter, saying Harvard is nonpartisan and has taken steps to root out antisemitism on campus. He insisted that Harvard is in compliance with the law, calling the federal sanctions an 鈥渦nlawful attempt to control fundamental aspects of our university’s operations.鈥
The government’s letter on Tuesday said Harvard has repeatedly failed to address racial discrimination and antisemitism on campus. It cited the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision striking down Harvard’s , along with a recent at Harvard detailing cases of antisemitic harassment.
___ Collin Binkley has covered for nearly a decade 鈥 most of the time living half a mile from its campus.
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