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Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’


University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demands

Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging it is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard”.

The university is fighting back against the administration’s threat to review about $9bn in federal funding after Harvard officials refused to comply with a list of demands that included appointing an outside overseer to ensure that the viewpoints being taught at the university were “diverse”. Harvard is specifically looking to halt a freeze on $2.2bn in grants.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/apr/21/harvard-sues-trump-administration

Author : Johana Bhuiyan and staff

Publish date : 2025-04-22 01:16:00

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