Trump administration freezes over $2.3bn in grants to Harvard University

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New York: Elite US University Harvard was targeted at $ 2.3 billion in federal funds on Monday when the White House said Campus was planning to break anti -Judaism.

Harvard calls for a change in the list received on April 3, his rule, services methods and admission methods, in which officials have been ordered to close diversity offices for screening of international students and cooperate with immigration officials.

Harvard President Alan Garber insisted in a letter to students and teachers in a letter to refuse the government, insisting that the school “would not” discuss its freedom or its constitutional rights “.

Trump’s joint Task Force responded with a statement to counter anti -social, announcing the holding of $ 2.2 billion in a multi -year grant, and in addition to government contracts, millions were frozen at 60 million.

“Harvard’s statement reinforces the mentality of disturbing rights today, which is local in our nation’s most famous universities and colleges – that federal investment does not come with the responsibility of maintaining civil rights laws,” he said.

“The obstacle to learning from campus in recent years is unacceptable. It is unbearable to harass Jewish students. It is time to take the elite universities seriously and if they want to seek taxpayers, they are bound to meaningful change.”

Last year, campuses across the country were shaken by protests by students.

The Department of Education announced in March that it had launched an investigation into 60 colleges and universities on charges of allegedly “harassment and discrimination”.

The letter from Garber came when the administration reviewed Harvard and its affiliates for $ 9 billion in federal funds, which is the first demand.

On Friday, the government sent a very detailed list to Harvard to demand “audit” about students and teachers’ views, which the university made public.

‘Anger and anger’

Harvard produced a $ 45 million operating surplus at a $ 6.5 billion revenue base in the last financial year.

Garber said the school is “open to new information and different perspectives” but will not be willing to “be above the lawful authority of this or any administration”.

“No government – regardless of which party is in power – should not order what private universities can teach, who can recognize and hire it, and in which field of study and inquiry, they can pursue it.”

However, he also said, “When we defend Harvard, we will continue to nurture the promotion of open investigations on our campus, developing tools, skills and methods needed to engage with each other.

Last year, after protests by pro -Palestinian students in several universities, Trump exploded the issue of enmity on the campus before taking office for his second term.

The Republican Congress’s largest woman, Elvis Stephenk, who was praised by Trump for anti -Judaism for aggressive question marks on anti -Judaism, called for the abolition of Harvard, calling it “a manifestation of moral and educational rotation in higher education.”

The New York Fire Brand, seen as one of the most supporters of Israel and American Jewish Congress, accuses the university of tolerating “angry hatred”.

Harvard’s reaction to the White House’s demands was in stark contrast to the Columbia University’s view of last year’s Palestinian protests.

The Trump administration reduced a $ 400 million grant to a private New York School, and alleged that it failed to prevent Jewish students from harassing because Palestinian protesters staged a rally.

The school responded by agreed to reform the student discipline procedures and hire 36 officers to expand their security team.

In addition to the funding cuts, immigration officers have targeted two Palestinian pro -protest organizers in Colombia: Mahmoud Khalil, who is trying to deport the government, and Mohsin Mahdavi, who was arrested on Monday when he participated in an interview to become an American citizen.

Extra input from Reuters