"Harvard is one of nine universities the Trump administration has targeted with federal funding freezes. In April, the government froze $2.2 billion in federal grants after the university rejected its demands to overhaul its policies on admissions, governance, hiring and more. In July, Harvard, which also sued the Trump administration over the freeze, was reported as open to paying as much as $500 million to settle with the Trump administration, though leaders said they would be reluctant to pay the government directly."
""If Harvard settles with Donald Trump, you know what he's going to do with the $500 million?" Lutnick said. "He's going to have Harvard build vocational schools. The Harvard vocational school, because that's what America needs.""
"Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally froze Harvard's federal money, but the government plans to appeal. Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that Harvard researchers were told some grants were being restored, though it's not clear how widespread those restorations were."
President Trump proposed cutting the federal workforce development budget while the government pursued freezes of federal funding to several universities. Harvard faced a $2.2 billion grant freeze after rejecting demands to change admissions, governance, and hiring policies, and became open to a settlement involving up to $500 million, though leaders resisted paying the government directly. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested any $500 million settlement could be used to build vocational schools. A federal judge recently ruled the freeze illegal, the government intends to appeal, and some previously frozen grants have reportedly begun to be restored.
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