Trump administration seeks records from Harvard on foreign funding and ties ...Middle East

The Trump administration has launched a widely condemned crackdown against top U.S. universities, including Harvard, over pro-Palestinian campus protests and a range of other culture war issues like transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

U.S. law requires universities to report donations from foreign sources exceeding $250,000 in a year.

“Today’s records request is the Trump administration’s first step to ensure Harvard is not being manipulated by, or doing the bidding of, foreign entities,“ Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. The letter cited no evidence to show that was happening.

“As is required, Harvard’s reports include information on gifts and contracts from foreign sources exceeding $250K annually. This includes contracts to provide executive education, other training, and academic publications,“ the university said.

RECENT TRUMP ACTIONS

Harvard on Monday rejected numerous demands that it said would cede control to the government. The Trump administration subsequently said it was freezing $2.3 billion in funding.

Trump casts the protesters as foreign policy threats who are antisemitic and sympathetic to Hamas. Protesters, including some Jewish groups, say the Trump administration wrongly conflates their advocacy for Palestinian rights and criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza with support for extremism and antisemitism.

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled some funding for universities like Columbia, Princeton, Brown, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell and Northwestern as well.

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