{"id":2418074,"date":"2025-03-31T16:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-reviewing-9-billion-in-harvard-funding-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:33:57","slug":"trump-admin-reviewing-9-billion-in-harvard-funding-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-reviewing-9-billion-in-harvard-funding-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump admin reviewing $9 billion in Harvard funding &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-reviewing-9-billion-in-harvard-funding-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the Trump governance has initiated a comprehensive review of over $9 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-unveils-42-billion-investment-plan-to-expand-internet-access\/\" title=\"White House reveals B plan to boost internet access.\">federal funding allocated<\/a> to Harvard University, following concerns over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-defends-controversial-move-to-slash-israeli-research-funding\/\" title=\"Biden defends decision to cut Israeli research funding.\">antisemitic discrimination<\/a> on campus. This announcement comes in the wake of the administrationS decision to cancel approximately $400 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-rescinds-trumps-apprenticeship-plan-by-executive-order\/\" title=\"Biden Rescinds Trump\u2019s Apprenticeship Plan By Executive Order\">federal grants<\/a> to Columbia University after protests erupted in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Education Secretary Linda McMahon criticized Harvard for allegedly failing to protect students from antisemitism while promoting divisive ideologies, jeopardizing its reputation as a prestigious institution. The review will involve the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services,as well as the U.S. General Services Administration. The administration&#8217;s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism will oversee the investigation, which will examine significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-executive-orders-biden-raises-minimum-wage-to-15-for-federal-contractors-including-tipped-workers\/\" title=\"More Executive Orders: Biden Raises Minimum Wage To  For Federal Contractors, Including Tipped Workers\">federal contracts<\/a> and grant commitments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration targeting $9 billion in Harvard funding over &lsquo;antisemitic discrimination&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2079390\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a> administration announced a &ldquo;comprehensive review&rdquo; of over $9 billion in federal funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harvard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Harvard University\">Harvard University<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows a similar decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cancel outright federal grants<\/a> for Columbia University worth roughly $400 million after pro-Palestinian protesters took over and occupied a library at Barnard College, which is affiliated with the university. Columbia and Harvard have been a hotbed for protests following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in 2023 against Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3364565\/doge-social-security-numbers-voting-noncitizens\/\">DOGE sounds alarm on Social Security numbers given to &#8216;voting&#8217; noncitizens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3364418\/trump-pardons-january-6-rioter-thomas-caldwell\/\">Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioter Thomas Caldwell after previously commuting sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3364068\/trump-immigration-outperforms-trade-economy-poll\/\">Trump&#8217;s handling of immigration outperforms trade and economy: Poll<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Harvard has served as a symbol of the American dream for generations &mdash; the pinnacle aspiration for students all over the world to work hard and earn admission to the storied institution,&rdquo; Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement Monday afternoon. &ldquo;Harvard&rsquo;s failure to protect students on campus from antisemitic discrimination &mdash; all while promoting divisive ideologies over free inquiry &mdash; has put its reputation in serious jeopardy. Harvard can right these wrongs and restore itself to a campus dedicated to academic excellence and truth-seeking, where all students feel safe on its campus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The departments of Education and Health and Human Services, alongside the U.S. General Services Administration, will conduct the review of the Harvard funds, including more than $255.6 million in federal contracts and $8.7 billion in multiyear grant commitments, and report back to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, created via executive order in January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3341396\/trump-administration-cancels-columbia-university-grants-worth-400-million\/\"><strong>TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CANCELS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRANTS WORTH $400 MILLION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration gave Columbia nine preconditions the university must meet to negotiate the return of canceled funding, but White House officials did not respond to inquiries about any preconditions outlined for the Harvard investigation. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Task Force will continue its efforts to root out antisemitism and to refocus our institutions of higher learning on the core values that undergird a liberal education,&rdquo;&nbsp;added Sean Keveney, acting HHS general counsel antisemitism task force member. &ldquo;We are pleased that Harvard is willing to engage with us on these goals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2079390\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2079390\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump administration reviews $9 billion in Harvard funding over &#8216;antisemitic discrimination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2418075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-harvard.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6513,6240,50916,3634],"class_list":["post-2418074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-funding","tag-harvard","tag-review-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-harvard.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418078,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418074\/revisions\/2418078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}