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Trump admin is cut off Harvard by new federal research grants

Trump admin is cut off Harvard by new federal research grants

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The Federal Finance Finance for Students is not influenced by the change, said the agency.

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Washington – The Trump administration cuts Harvard University in a further escalation of the attack by the White House on one of the most renowned colleges in the country.

Minister of Education Linda McMahon sent a letter to Harvard President Alan Garber on May 5, in which he was informed that the Federal Government would no longer approve new research grants.

She cited concerns about anti-Semitic incidents on campus as the basis for rejection of still providing tax money for the financing of the university world-class research.

“This letter should inform you that Harvard should no longer obtain grants from the Federal Government because nobody is made available,” wrote McMahon in the letter to Garber, who is a Jew. “Harvard will stop being a publicly financed institution, and instead can work as a privately financed institution that relies on her colossal foundation and collects money from his great basis of wealthy alumni.”

However, the change would not end the entire federal financing according to Harvard. An official from the Senior Education Department said on Monday with a call with reporters that only research financing would be influenced. The financial support of federal students would not be affected, he said.

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After Harvard refused to keep the state demands, to revise his attitude and approval practices, the White House in April requested more than 2 billion US dollars for the university's federal research financing. Harvard's leadership accused Trump's administration of getting into academic freedom.

“This case includes the government's efforts to use the reservations of federal financing as a lever to obtain control over academic decisions in Harvard,” said the university in its lawsuit.

In a statement to USA Today, Harvard spokesman Jason Newton warned that the claims set out in McMahon's letter “would have unprecedented and inappropriate control over Harvard University and a frightening effect on university formation”.

“Today's letter threatens new threats to maintain the financing of life -saving research and innovations in retribution against Harvard for submitting his lawsuit on April 21,” he said. “Harvard will continue to comply with the law, promote and promote the respect of the visibility of diversity and combat anti -Semitism in our community.”

Zachary Schermele is an educational reporter for USA Today. You can reach him by e -mail at zschschmele@usatoday.com. Follow him on X at @zachschermele and bluesky at @zachschermele.bsky.social.

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