The US federal government announced a freeze on over $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard following the university's refusal to comply with governmental demands. These demands included sweeping reforms in governance and the termination of all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Harvard President Alan Garber asserted the university's commitment to independence and constitutional rights, disregarding government directives. The situation reflects a growing national trend of the Trump administration targeting institutions perceived as promoting leftist ideologies, while also confronting issues related to antisemitism on campuses during protests.
"The university will not sacrifice its independence or abandon its constitutional rights," Garber wrote in a letter to the Harvard community.
"No government - regardless of which party holds power - should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and employ, or the fields of study and inquiry they may pursue," Garber stated.
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