According to a New York Post report, the Trump Administration has canceled $2.2 billion in federal grants for Harvard University after the Ivy League institution failed to crack down on antisemitism on its campus.
This is the latest escalation in the Trump Administration’s battle with Harvard.
From The New York Post:
National Institutes of Health (NIH) director for extramural research Michelle Bulls fired off a May 6 letter to Harvard president Alan Garber first informing him of the withdrawn funds, claiming the billions of dollars had not been used “to benefit the American people and improve their quality of life.”
In addition to knocking Harvard’s failure to halt “widespread abuse of Jewish and Israeli students” by demonstrators on campus, the letter alleged that the school “continues to engage in race discrimination including in its admissions process.”
The missive also cited purported race discrimination at the Harvard Law Review.
“Supporting research in such an environment is plainly inconsistent with NIH’s priorities,” Bulls told Garber in the letter, which was first reported by the Daily Mail.
“You may object and provide information and documentation challenging these terminations,” Bulls added, noting that NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya would have to receive a formal request within 30 days.
Earlier this week, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon unloaded on Harvard University President Alan Garber and sharply criticized the Ivy League school’s handling of antisemitism on campus.
McMahon also advised Harvard officials not to seek future federal grants, warning they would no longer “be provided.”
In the letter, McMahon also emphasized that the federal government has a “sacred responsibility” to protect American taxpayers, pointing out that Harvard already enjoys a mostly tax-free $53.2 billion endowment while receiving billions annually in taxpayer funds.
“Receiving such taxpayer funds is a privilege, not a right,” she wrote. “Yet instead of using these funds to advance the education of its students, Harvard is engaging in a systemic pattern of violating federal law. Where do many of these ‘students’ come from, who are they, how do they get into Harvard, or even into our country – and why is there so much HATE? These are questions that must be answered, among many more, but the biggest question of all is, why will Harvard not give straightforward answers to the American public?”
Dear @Harvard: pic.twitter.com/XmMimXfkX0
— Secretary Linda McMahon (@EDSecMcMahon) May 5, 2025
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Trump admin yanks $2.2 billion in federal funding from Harvard in legal battle over antisemitism on campus https://t.co/hssgR8zSWa pic.twitter.com/anNVVjTtDX
— New York Post (@nypost) May 8, 2025
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