13 May 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): US President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that eight federal agencies will terminate another $430 million in grants to Harvard University, on top of %2.2 billion in federal funding, which was cancelled last week.
In a letter sent to Harvard last week, US Education Secretary Linda McMahon criticsed the institure, stating that federal funding would not be provided anymore.
“Harvard will cease to be a publicly funded institution and can instead rely on its substantial endowment and wealthy alumni for financial support,” McMahon wrote.
Earlier, the US admin froze nearly $ 2.3 billion in funding, due to Harvard’s alleged failure to deal with widespread anti-semitism in camus. In her letter, McMahon also questioned the university’s admission practices.
She wrote, “Where do many of these ‘students’ come from, who are they, and how do they get into Harvard—or even into our country—and why is there so much HATE?”
A Harvard spokesperson has already responded to the letter. The spokesperson said, “Today’s letter makes new threats to illegally withhold funding for lifesaving research and innovation in retaliation against Harvard for filing its lawsuit on April 21. Harvard will continue to comply with the law, promote and encourage respect for viewpoint diversity, and combat antisemitism in our community. Harvard will also continue to defend against illegal government overreach aimed at stifling research and innovation that make Americans safer and more secure.”
Summary: Trump administration cuts $430 million in grants to Harvard, adding to $2.3 billion freeze over alleged anti-Semitism and admission issues.