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The Trump administration has revoked its permission for Harvard University to enroll international students, in a dramatic escalation of what the Department of Homeland Security says is an effort to curb antisemitism at the university.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that it was terminating $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University saying the Ivy League institution failed to address antisemitic harassment and ethnic discrimination on campus.
Harvard University settled a lawsuit by a former divinity student who claims that Jewish students face widespread antisemitism on campus and who supports President Donald Trump’s efforts to force change at US schools.
The total of government grants meant for Harvard University that have been frozen or cancelled is $3 billion since President Donald Trump has taken office.
Harvard University and Shabbos Kestenbaum have reached an agreement to resolve their ongoing litigation,” Harvard said in a statement.
HHS is terminating another $60 million in federal funding to Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University, citing the institution’s alleged “failure to address anti-Semitic harassment and race discrimination,
Students speak out while Harvard University faces scrutiny from President Trump over admissions and antisemitism, with funding cuts and a lawsuit highlighting issues of elitism.
Harvard University President Alan Garber is asking alumni who want to support the school in its standoff with the Trump administration for three things: their attention, their voices and their money.