Trump administration wants to cancel all federal contracts with Harvard
Following the revocation of its authorization to host foreign students, a memo outlines the administration’s next move against the Ivy League school.
Harvard Law School
The government’s crackdown on Harvard is ramping up. On Tuesday, a leaked letter from the General Services Administration (GSA) urged federal agencies to cut ties with the university and "transition to a new vendor," if needed.
"GSA understands that Harvard continues to engage in race discrimination, including in its admissions process and in other areas of student life," wrote Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum. The evidence of discrimination is, he asserted, "shocking, to say the least."
He also claimed that the institution engaged in anti-Semitic behavior, showing "a disturbing lack of concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students."
The letter requests a response by June 6. Just hours before The New York Times reported on the letter’s release, Donald Trump confirmed he was considering reallocating around $3 billion—originally earmarked for Harvard—to trade schools instead.
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President Trump considers giving $3 billion in Harvard grants to trade schools
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As part of its campaign against the university, the administration banned Harvard from admitting foreign students. These 68,000 international students make up 27% of the student body. Harvard filed a lawsuit last Friday, and just hours later, a federal judge blocked the government's decision.
Harvard had also challenged in court the earlier freeze on billions of dollars in grants and contracts.
Going after universities
Harvard, Columbia, UPenn and the University of Washington are among the schools accused by Trump and his administration of promoting “woke” ideologies and anti-Semitism, with threats to pull funding unless they implement specific changes.
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