The US education department has frozen approximately $2.3 billion in federal funding to Harvard University due to the institution's refusal to comply with demands aimed at combating antisemitism and enforcing civil rights regulations. The department criticized Harvard’s entitlement mindset, stating that reliance on federal funding comes with the obligation to uphold civil rights laws. The stated requirements for Harvard included banning diversity programs and implementing merit-based admissions and hiring policies. Harvard's leadership firmly rejected these demands, emphasizing the importance of maintaining diversity initiatives and student free speech rights.
The education department taskforce on combating antisemitism expressed that the actions of Harvard reflect an entrenched entitlement mindset prevalent in elite universities regarding civil rights responsibilities.
In response to the demands from the Trump administration, Harvard's president reiterated that the university would not comply with requests to dismantle diversity programming or restrict student protests.
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