US EditionHarvard Faces Growing Calls to Tap Into Its Endowment in Trump Fight. It Won’t Be Easy
- Harvard University faces escalating attacks from the Trump administration aiming to cut federal funding and block international student enrollment as of spring 2025 in the United States.
- These actions originate from a coordinated government campaign begun in early 2024 focused on punishing Harvard for alleged discrimination and ideological issues.
- Harvard leaders rejected extreme federal demands requiring oversight of academic divisions, filed lawsuits, and mobilized resources including borrowing $750 million and appealing to alumni.
- Harvard's endowment exceeds $50 billion but is mostly restricted and illiquid, so accessing it would need legal approval and be an extraordinary step.
- The conflict risks damaging Harvard's research, reputation, and international enrollment, suggesting broader challenges for elite universities under intensified political and legal pressure.
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UpstractWe Have No Constitutional or Moral Duty to Subsidize Harvard
Do taxpayers have a constitutional duty to bankroll Harvard University? On MSNBC, David French argued that the Trump administration’s defunding of Harvard is little more than “political retaliation.” In the United States, we don’t sentence people before hearing the verdict, the New York Times columnist said. Ignoring due process is “directly contrary to our constitutional principles.” French might not be aware that in addition to the joint-gover…
Harvard faces growing calls to tap into its endowment in Trump fight. It won't be easy
The push for Harvard to tap into its $53 billion endowment is mounting as the Trump administration escalates its financial assault on the university. But on multiple fronts, that move would be more difficult than many people realize. Some 80 percent of the money is legally obligated towards certain uses. Experts say tapping into the fortune is a measure of last resort, though some argue Harvard is at that point. A university endowment is ma…
Can Harvard outlast the Trump administration and its unrelenting onslaught? - The Boston Globe
President Trump is trying to apply enough pressure to force the university to cave, while Harvard, a nearly 400-year-old institution, is aiming to play a long game against an aging president in his final term.
Harvard faces growing calls to tap into its endowment in Trump fight. It won’t be easy
The push for Harvard to tap into its $53 billion endowment is mounting as the Trump administration escalates its financial assault on the university. But on multiple fronts, that move would be more difficult than many people realize. Some 80 percent of the money is legally obligated towards certain uses. Experts say tapping…
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