The Trump administration has announced an additional $450 million cut in federal grants to Harvard University, intensifying its pressure campaign against the Ivy League institution over its toleration of anti-conservative bias, antisemitism, and noncompliance with federal rules. A letter sent on Tuesday to the university from a federal antisemitism task force confirmed the cuts to grants and reiterated that an additional $2.2 billion in federal funding for Harvard remains frozen due to the intransigence of the academic institution’s leadership.
According to the letter, Harvard continues to foster a culture of “virtue signaling and discrimination” and criticizes its leadership for failing to address ongoing issues. “There is a dark problem on Harvard’s campus, and by prioritizing appeasement over accountability, institutional leaders have forfeited the school’s claim to taxpayer support,” the letter states.
The Trump administration has been increasingly critical of Harvard, particularly after the university openly defied federal directives to curtail pro-Hamas demonstrations and eliminate discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. Last week, the Department of Education announced that Harvard would not receive any new federal grants until it complies with government rules and stipulations, which include leadership changes, revised admissions policies, and audits to ensure ideological diversity.
