Federal Government Freezes Funds To Harvard University

In a letter to Harvard, the Trump administration called for broad government and leadership reforms at the university, as well as changes to its admissions policies.

The federal government is freezing funds of grants to Harvard University over campus activism.

In a letter to Harvard, the Trump administration called for broad government and leadership reforms at the university, as well as changes to its admissions policies. It also demanded the university audit views of diversity on campus, and stop recognizing some student clubs.

The government said nearly $9 billion in grants and contracts in total were at risk if Harvard did not comply. On Monday, Harvard President Alan Garber said the university will not “bend” to the government’s demand. Hours later, the government froze more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts.

The hold on Harvard’s funding marks the seventh time the Trump administration has taken aim at one of the nation’s most elite colleges in attempt to force compliance with the president’s agenda.