Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of €1.9 billion in grants

Harvard University announced that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion dollars (€1.9 billion) in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.

In an April 11th 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 anti-Semitism to go unchecked at campus protests last year against Israel’s war in Gaza.