Trump Administration Lays Out Demands to Harvard to Keep Federal Funding  – WSJ

The Trump administration escalated its campaign against American universities by preparing to pull $510 million in federal grants from Brown University, while also laying out demands Harvard must meet to avoid losing billions in government dollars.

The administration is freezing National Institutes of Health grants to Brown while it investigates the Ivy League school s handling of antisemitism and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Additionally, new developments emerged regarding Harvard University after the government opened a review of nearly $9 billion in federal grants and contracts earlier this week.

Three members of a newly formed Trump administration task force on antisemitism wrote Harvard President Alan Garber on Thursday, asking for the school to take nine actions that we regard as necessary for Harvard University s continued financial relationship with the United States government.

Most of the demands concern how the university operates. The government is asking for a comprehensive mask ban as well as changes to governance, leadership and admissions and an end to DEI programs. 

But notably, the government is also seeking to reach into the classroom, demanding necessary changes be made to address bias, improve viewpoint diversity, and end ideological capture, which fuel antisemitic harassment, the letter said. 

A Harvard spokesperson said Thursday night that the school received the letter and the recommended measures from the task force.

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