Legal Battle and Funding Freeze
filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the freeze on over $2.2 billion in federal grants, following its refusal to comply with demands to limit campus activism and enforce ideological diversity.
The Trump administration escalated its conflict with Harvard by threatening to revoke an additional $1 billion in federal health research grants, amid the university's defiance of policy demands.
Policy Demands and Responses
The administration's demands included governance reforms, ideological screening of students, and restrictions on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which Harvard rejected, citing First Amendment rights.
Harvard President Alan Garber emphasized the university's commitment to academic independence and fighting antisemitism, while rejecting government overreach into academic and admission policies.