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Columbia University will pay $200 million over three years to the Trump administration to regain federal research funding frozen amid antisemitism concerns. An additional $21 million will settle EEOC investigations.
Harvard University has appeared in federal court, challenging $2.6 billion in funding cuts by the Trump administration.
The university will now receive hundreds of millions in funding for research grants in exchange for following the president's mandates
The Trump administration’s legal case for cutting nearly $3 billion in federal aid to Harvard University was met with skepticism.
“They’ve realized that they can take a bit of a step further, that they can advance their policy priorities through those levers they have through the state university system,” said Preston Cooper, a senior fellow who studies higher education policy at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
Harvard University was back in court Monday for a major hearing in its funding fight case against the Trump administration, a key step in a battle over restoring more than $2 billion in federal funding for research frozen by the White House this spring.
President Trump blasted a Boston federal judge overseeing Harvard University's lawsuit against his administration, vowing to appeal if she rules against the federal government. Why it matters: Trump's post on TruthSocial is the latest example of the president calling out an individual judge,
Harvard University is in federal court in its ongoing battle with the Trump administration over more than $2 billon in government funding halted by the White House in spring.