Harvard loses another $450 million in grants in escalating battle with Trump administration

WASHINGTON AP President Donald Trump s administration is cutting another million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy League school pushed back against regime charges that it s a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism In a letter to Harvard on Tuesday a federal antisemitism task force explained Harvard will lose grants from eight federal agencies in addition to billion that was previously frozen by the Trump administration The letter announced Harvard has become a breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination and faces a steep uphill battle to reclaim its legacy as a place of academic excellence There is a dark predicament on Harvard s campus and by prioritizing appeasement over accountability institutional leaders have forfeited the school s claim to taxpayer sponsorship the letter noted It was signed by bureaucrats at the Teaching Department Fitness and Human Services and the General Services Administration University bureaucrats did not right now 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 ruling body s demands to limit pro-Palestinian activism and end diversity equity and inclusion practices Trump a Republican has announced he wants Harvard to lose its tax-exempt status and the Department of Homeland Assurance has threatened to revoke the school s eligibility to host foreign students Last week the Coaching Department explained Harvard will receive no new federal grants until it meets the cabinet s demands The Trump administration has demanded Harvard make broad leadership changes revise its admissions policies and audit its faculty and trainee body to ensure the campus is home to countless viewpoints The demands are part of a pressure campaign targeting several other high-profile universities The administration has cut off money to colleges including Columbia University the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University seeking compliance with Trump s agenda Harvard is suing to block the federal funding freeze Harvard President Alan Garber disputed the regime s assertions in a Monday letter saying Harvard is nonpartisan and has taken measures to root out antisemitism on campus He insisted that Harvard is in compliance with the law calling the federal sanctions an unlawful attempt to control fundamental aspects of our university s operations The executive s letter on Tuesday noted Harvard has repeatedly failed to address racial discrimination and antisemitism on campus It cited the Supreme Court s decision striking down Harvard s use of race in the admissions process along with a latest internal review at Harvard detailing cases of antisemitic harassment