The Trump administration has set its sights on Harvard, reviewing billions in grants following the campus’ failure to address antisemitism. Thus far, however, Harvard seems open to working with the Trump administration to protect Jewish students on its campus.

From National Review. The Trump administration is reviewing $8.7 billion in multi-year grants and $255 million in contracts between Harvard and the federal government because of the vaunted ivy’s failure to address campus antisemitism.

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The Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and the General Services Administration are reviewing the contracts and grants for Harvard and its affiliates as part of the Trump administration’s interagency task force to combat antisemitism. The review will also determine whether Harvard is in compliance with federal civil rights laws barring discrimination. …

A spokesperson for Harvard directed National Review to a statement Harvard President Alan Garber delivered to the school’s community Monday night. Garber agreed with the Trump administration’s focus on fighting antisemitism and listed the reforms Harvard has instituted to increase discipline for campus antisemites, promote healthy dialogue, protect Jewish students, and expand education about antisemitism.

“We still have much work to do. We will engage with members of the federal government’s task force to combat antisemitism to ensure that they have a full account of the work we have done and the actions we will take going forward to combat antisemitism,” Garber said. …

The task force’s review is meant to enforce President Donald Trump’s executive order to combat antisemitic harassment within federally-funded institutions.

“The Task Force will continue its efforts to root out anti-Semitism and to refocus our institutions of higher learning on the core values that undergird a liberal education,” said HHS General Counsel and task force member Sean Keveney.

“We are pleased that Harvard is willing to engage with us on these goals.”

The Trump administration took similar action against Columbia, pulling $400 million of funds earlier this month because of its disruptive anti-Israel encampment that drew nationwide attention last spring. Columbia caved to the White House’s demands weeks later to ensure it does not permanently lose the funding. …

Harvard was one of numerous elite universities to have an anti-Israel encampment on campus last year when student radicals and outside activists staged protests on campuses nationwide. …

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