Harvard University punished with $2b funding freeze for defying Trump (www.middleeasteye.net)

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By Syma Mohammed Published date: 15 April 2025 21:30 BST

"Harvard University has been hit with a $2.3bn federal funding freeze after the Ivy League institution took a stand against the Trump administration’s ongoing demands.

The freeze, representing 35.9 percent of Harvard's $6.4bn operating expenses, immediately followed a letter on Monday from Harvard University lawyers to the Trump administration, stating that it rejected the government’s demands.

The letter, issued by Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and LLP King & Spalding LLP, said that “The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights.”"

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[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Good thing they have a $50B endowment to fall back on. Not all schools have that. Here's hoping that Harvard fighting back leads to some kind of positive change.

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