The White House has yet to reveal how frozen research funds for Harvard and other universities will specifically collapse.
Trump says he will cancel Harvard’s tax-free status
The Trump administration threatened to freeze $2 billion in federal funds after it disagreed with the list of requests from the administration.
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has cancelled an additional $450 million in grants to Harvard University two weeks after Ivy League schools released a poignant internal review of anti-Semitism on campus.
The move places considerable pressure on one of the most respected universities in the country targeting the White House threat and barrage of investigations. These include reviewing tax-free status and compliance with regulations that determine the ability to register international students.
In April, the Multiple Federal Task Force suspended approximately $2.2 billion in funding for Harvard. The Trump administration has not made clear exactly how the suspension will be implemented and which research grants will be affected. On May 5, Education Secretary Linda McMahon escalated the fight and told Harvard Jewish President Alan Gerber that the school is no longer entitled to a new federally aided research grant.
In its first announcement, the administration said grants would come from eight institutions. The Federal Education Administration did not immediately respond to questions about which new funds were finished. Harvard officials also did not respond to the investigation immediately.
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Zachary Schermele is an education reporter for USA Today. You can contact him by email at zschermele@usatoday.com. Follow him on X at @Zachschermele and follow Bluesky at @Zachschermele.bsky.social.
