Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets Govt demands

Harvard University will not receive new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, the Education Department announced Monday (May 5, 2025).

The action was laid out in a letter to Harvard’s president and amounts to a major escalation of Trump’s battle with the Ivy League school. The administration previously froze $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard, and Mr. Trump is pushing to strip the school of its tax-exempt status.

Harvard has pushed back on the administration's demands, setting up a closely watched clash in Mr. Trump's attempt to force change at universities that he says have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism.