Trump administration froze $ 2.2 billion funding for Harvard University
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The US Department of Education has announced the freezing of state funding worth $ 2.2 billion for Harvard University after the educational institution rejected the requirements of the Trump administration.
Source: Prescribes US Department of Education
Literally: « The combined target group for combating anti -Semitism announces a freezing $ 2.2 billion for long -term grants and $ 60 million for long -term contracts for Harvard University. »
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Details: Last week, the White House sent to Harvard a list of requirements aimed at rigid state supervision and radical changes in university management. However, on Monday, April 14, Harvard rejected these requirementsHaving stated that Donald Trump’s administration violates the first amendment to the US Constitution, exceeds the government’s authority in accordance with the law on civil rights and threatens the autonomy of a private institution.
In turn, the US Department of Education has announced the freezing of funding, stating that the existing violations of the educational process are inadmissible.
Literally: « The violation of the educational process from which the campus has been suffering in recent years is unacceptable. The harassment of Jewish students is unacceptable. Elite universities are time to take this problem seriously and commit themselves to significant changes if they want to continue to receive taxpayers’ support. »
Prehistory:
- March 10 Harvard University temporarily suspended The hire of teachers and staff due to « financial uncertainty » caused by increased check by US Presidential Administration Donald Trump.
- The university noted that temporary freezing aims to « maintain financial flexibility » until the essence of changes in federal policy and the scale of their impact on the institution.
- March 31 reportedthat the Trump administration has launched measures to combat anti -Semitism at Harvard University, which can lead to freezing federal financing of the institution worth up to $ 9 billion.
- At the end of March, the United States President Donald Trump signed a decree Starting the Collapse of the US Department of EducationBy fulfilling his long -standing promise to dismantle this government agency, which, he said, contributes to the spread of « left -hand » ideology.
