“The Trump administration won’t stand by as taxpayer dollars are used to support colleges that tolerate antisemitism or that support racist policies,” the official explained.
The latest freeze applies only to federal research grants and not federal financial aid students receive to help cover tuition and fees.
The administration has singled out Harvard due to the university’s high-profile status and the symbolic impact its grant freezes have on the rest of higher education, the official said. In all, the federal government has awarded the university nearly $9 billion in grants and contracts.