Trump freezes Harvard University's $2.2 Billion funding for defying campus demands
PTC News Desk: The Trump administration on Monday froze around $2.3 billion in federal funding to Harvard University after the Ivy League institution declined to meet a set of White House demands aimed at curbing campus activism and dismantling its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
The Department of Education's statement came hours after Harvard President Alan Garber sent a letter to the university community, rejecting Trump's demands, defending the school’s independence and accusing the administration of overreach.
“The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and enquiry they can pursue,” Garber wrote.
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