Harvard president Garber takes 25% pay cut amid fight with Trump

Trump’s battle with elite universities overlooks where most students actually go to college

There are nearly 20 million undergraduate college students in the United States. Anadolu/Getty ImagesHeadlines often mention the ongoing power struggle between President Donald Trump’s administration and private colleges such as Columbia University and Harvard University. But such elite universities educate only a small portion of America’s total undergraduate population, which stood at 20 million in fall 2024. As an associate professor of highe…

Harvard President Takes Huge Pay Cut As Trump's Funding Cuts Of Woke University Cause Big Budget Chaos - The American Tribune.com

In reaction to a massive $3 billion federal funding cut, signed by President Trump, Harvard president Alan Garber will be forced to take a 15% pay cut to make ends meet. Trump has long feuded with the woke university and harshly criticized the Ivy League school for their failure to protect Jewish students during pro-Palestine demonstrations. For context, the funding cuts came after months of escalating tension between higher education and the Tr…

Howie Carr: Harvard’s $53B endowment sums up tax dodge

As if Harvard didn’t have enough problems, now there’s a bill in Congress that would put a real federal tax on those pampered pukes – a “graduated” tax, based on income. You know, like the one they were all in favor of imposing on Massachusetts taxpayers. But now, when it might come down on top of them, it’s the end of the world. Harvard, just pay your fair share. It’s for the children. Is it right that Harvard pays fewer taxes than a teacher or…

A Tax on Harvard and Its Professors Is a Tax on You

It’s so easy to forget that Congress taxes us not so that it can stare at our money, but to spend it. Which means every dollar Congress extracts in taxes is an extra dollar of control politician

Harvard president takes 25% salary cut amid federal funding freeze

Harvard President Alan Garber will voluntarily take a 25% salary reduction for the 2026 fiscal year, a move the university said is part of its response to the Trump administration's sweeping freeze on federal funding. The cut, which begins July 1, 2025, was confirmed by several news outlets citing a university spokesperson. Garber’s current salary was not disclosed, but previous Harvard presidents have earned around $1 million annually, accordin…

Harvard president claims he is taking 25% pay cut following federal funding cuts

Harvard University president Alan Garber claims that he is taking a voluntary 25% pay cut as the institution faces nearly $3 billion in federal funding cuts by the Trump administration, according to a Harvard spokesperson.