US EditionHarvard president decries ‘unlawful’ Trump actions in letter to McMahon
- Harvard President Alan Garber responded on May 12, 2025, to Education Secretary Linda McMahon's ultimatum threatening to withhold federal grants over alleged mismanagement and demands for reforms.
- The ultimatum followed McMahon's May 5 letter accusing Harvard of unlawful programs, lack of academic rigor, and inviting foreign students who allegedly disrupt campus order.
- Garber's letter highlighted Harvard's ongoing efforts to combat antisemitism, implement leadership changes, and foster intellectual freedom while rejecting claims of partisanship and defending legal compliance.
- He affirmed that Harvard would uphold its fundamental legal rights despite concerns about baseless punitive actions from the federal government, and criticized the administration for exceeding its authority.
- The conflict has escalated to a lawsuit by Harvard and a freeze of $2.2 billion in federal grants, signaling a major federal-university clash with potential implications for academic freedom and funding.
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Harvard says it has ‘common ground’ with Trump Administration, but is ‘undermined’ by government overreach
While Harvard and the Trump Administration share “common ground” on issues such as ending antisemitism and other bigotry on campus and encouraging a “multiplicity of viewpoints” at the Ivy League school, the “overreach” of the federal government has hindered those objectives, Alan Garber, the university’s president, said Monday in a letter to US Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
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