The Trump administration has frozen $2.2 billion in grants and a $60 million contract to Harvard University after the institution allegedly failed to meet intellectual and civil rights standards. The government demands Harvard shutter DEI programs, adopt merit-based hiring and admissions, reform international student recruitment, ensure viewpoint diversity, and combat antisemitism.
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