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The move brings total revoked federal funding for the university to $2.65 billion amid intensifying scrutiny over antisemitism and campus policy.
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The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is terminating another $450 million in federal grants awarded to Harvard University, bringing the total amount of rescinded funding to $2.65 billion in less than two weeks. According to the administration, the decision involves eight federal agencies and follows mounting pressure over Harvard’s alleged failure to address antisemitism and racial discrimination on campus.
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The announcement comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s prior move to strip the Ivy League institution of $2.2 billion in funding last week. The latest round of cuts, federal officials said, includes contracts and research funding administered by the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and other agencies.
The administration cited a pattern of “institutional negligence” in dealing with campus antisemitism and what it called “a hostile learning environment,” particularly in the wake of recent protests and complaints filed by Jewish students.
The New York Post quoted members of the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, who accused Harvard of choosing “appeasement over accountability” and declared the university had “forfeited its claim to taxpayer support.”
Harvard University President Alan Garber pushed back strongly against the move, describing the funding cut as “an unlawful attempt to impose political control over a private academic institution.” In a statement, Garber said, “Harvard will not surrender its independence, nor its constitutional rights. We remain committed to fostering intellectual diversity and to fighting all forms of bigotry.”
The escalation of tensions has prompted legal action from the university. According to Axios, Harvard filed a lawsuit against the administration this week, challenging the legality of the funding terminations and asserting the university’s right to self-governance in academic matters.
Deputy White House Chief of Staff Linda McMahon, who oversees education policy under President Trump, has defended the decision. “Taxpayer dollars will not be used to subsidize institutions that allow antisemitic hatred to fester,” she said, in remarks cited by the administration.
The conflict comes at a time of renewed national debate over higher education accountability and federal funding, with Trump making campus reform a signature theme of his second term.
The administration previously warned that institutions failing to “protect students from ideological harassment or targeted hate” would face sharp financial consequences. The latest move against Harvard, federal officials signaled, may serve as a precedent for actions against other universities under federal investigation.
The full scope of the funding cancellations includes both discretionary research grants and long-term federal contracts across science, health, and technology fields. According to Reuters, the eight agencies involved in the latest decision are coordinating to ensure the immediate halt of active disbursements.
