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The Boston Globe |
“We fully embrace the important goal of combatting antisemitism, one of the most insidious forms of bigotry” and “have devoted considerable effort to addressing” it, Harvard president Alan Garber said...
Reuters |
The Trump administration said on Monday it was reviewing $9 billion in federal contracts and grants awarded to Harvard University, part of a crackdown on what it says is antisemitism on college campu...
The Boston Globe |
Harvard president Alan Garber said the government’s review targets “almost $9 billion in support of research.”

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Professors Pushed Harvard to Resist Trump. Now Billions Are on the Line.
Harvard, the wealthiest school in the world, sought compromise amid pressure to do more to combat antisemitism. The Trump administration is examining its funding anyway.
Trump is threatening Harvard with funding cuts in the billions. But what does he want the university to do?
The administration's antisemitism task force launched a "review" of nearly $9 billion of funding tied to Harvard.
Trump’s Threat to Cut Federal Funding to Harvard, by the Numbers
More than 10 percent of the university’s operating revenue last year came from federally supported sponsored research.
Harvard at risk of losing $9 billion in federal funds as US launches review
The investigation is the latest move by the Trump administration to pressure American universities to change their policies on a number of issues at the heart of culture wars that have beset the U.S.
Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The move follows the cancellation of roughly $400 million in funding for Columbia and the suspension of $175 million for the University of Pennsylvania.
Trump administration to review nearly $9 billion in Harvard funding over campus antisemitism
The Trump administration announced it will review almost $9 billion in grants and contracts at Harvard University, the latest school to be threatened with a federal financial penalty over campus antisemitism.
Threats to Harvard funding, arrested international students draw 200 protestors to campus
They began to congregate outside Harvard Yard around 2 p.m., with one organizer passing out “know your rights” cards.
Trump Administration To Review Billions In Federal Funding To Harvard
The White House made a similar threat to Columbia University, which recently caved and implemented policies that restrict academic freedom for more funding.
Federal agencies reviewing nearly $9 billion in contracts, grants with Harvard over antisemitism concerns
Three federal agencies are reviewing nearly $9 billion in contracts and grants between the government and Harvard University over the school’s response to antisemitism.
Russian researcher at Harvard being held after failing to declare frog embryos at customs
A Russian researcher at Harvard University is being detained over failing to declare frog embryos while passing through customs, according to a filing by her attorney.
‘It’s devastating’: Harvard Medical School researcher sees HIV grants quashed by NIH
Julia Marcus, a Harvard Medical School infectious disease epidemiologist, recently lost three federal grants for research into the preventative HIV medication PrEP. She predicts there will be a resurgence in HIV.
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‘Relief and Excitement’: Harvard Medical School Students Match Into Residency
Match Day is an annual tradition taking place on the third Friday of March in which graduating medical students across the country learn where they will spend their residency, a process through which they train in a specialty.
Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School detained by ICE — because she didn’t properly declare frog embryos
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained by federal immigration officials, according to colleagues and reports.
Senate Democrats demand release of Harvard Medical School researcher
A group of Senate Democrats on Monday sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding the release of a Harvard Medical School researcher who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid the Trump administration’s crackdown.
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Harvard International Office Hires 4 New Staff As Student Visas Are Revoked Elsewhere
The Harvard International Office has increased its full-time staff by 20 percent amid the Trump administration’s sudden revocation of student and faculty visas at peer institutions, a University official said at a Tuesday Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting.
‘We’ve been hit by a wave’: Mass General Brigham loses millions in medical research grants under Trump cuts
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The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts: Healthy lifestyle choices help preserve our eyesight as we age
Q: Fortunately, my vision has remained stable for decades. What can I do to help preserve my eyesight as I get older? A: Indeed just getting older increases the risk of vision loss. Aging can trigger several changes in the eyes that increase the risk for certain conditions,
Russian Harvard Medical School researcher detained
Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after she failed to disclose frog embryos she brought into the country.   Petrova’s
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Harvard’s Indirect Cost Rate, Explained
Nearly two months after the Feb. 7 executive order from the National Institute of Health attempting to slash overhead funding, uncertainty persists surrounding the University’s future of research — and how that future will be funded.
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