Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of £1.6 billion in grants

Belfast Telegraph - 22/04
Harvard University announced that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than 2.2 billion dollars (£1.6 billion) in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.

In an April 11 letter to Harvard, the Trump administration had called for broad government and leadership reforms at the university and changes to its admissions policies.

It also demanded that the university audit its views of diversity on campus and stop recognising some student clubs.

The administration has argued that universities allowed antisemitism to go unchecked at campus protests last year against Israel’s war in Gaza.

President Donald Trump watches during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House (Alex Brandon/AP)

Harvard president Alan Garber said the university would not bend to the demands.

Hours later, the government froze billions of dollars in federal funding.

“The Government has not — and cannot — identify any rational connection between antisemitism concerns and the medical, scientific, technological, and other research it has frozen that aims to save American lives, foster American success, preserve American security, and maintain America’s position as a global leader...
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