Reference News website reported on April 15 that according to a report on Newsweek's website on April 14, after the war between Israel and Hamas triggered demonstrations and protests, Trump and his administration suddenly turned their attention to Ivy League schools such as Harvard University and Columbia University.
The White House accused the Ivy League schools of allowing anti-Semitism to exist on campus. The Trump administration initially withheld $400 million in federal funds from Columbia University and said that this funding would not be restored unless the school changed its policies.
Reports said that Columbia University was the center of campus protest activities during last year's Gaza War, and it finally yielded to Trump last month, announcing new measures such as banning face coverings to conceal identities and hiring 36 campus security guards, "who have the authority to remove people from campus or arrest them if necessary."
Harvard University's legal team struck back at the Trump administration in a letter dated April 14. The letter said, "Harvard University will not abandon its independence or the rights granted by the Constitution. Neither Harvard University nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. Therefore, Harvard University will not accept the conditions proposed by the government."
It was reported that the Trump administration also required Harvard University to update its merit-based system in issues such as recruitment, promotion, compensation, etc., and stop considering "racial, color, religious, or gender preferences."
Harvard University posted on X platform on April 14 saying: "President Allen Garber said: 'No government—regardless of which party is in power—should interfere with what private universities teach, who they admit, who they hire, and what research they conduct.'"
According to CNN reports, Harvard University still has nearly $9 billion in federal funds unresolved. It is highly likely that the Trump administration will cancel Harvard University's federal funds. (Compiled/Pan Xiaoyan)
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