Harvard University Slams Trump Administration Over New Funding Threats
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon accused the school of "engaging in a systematic pattern of violating federal law."
Harvard University on Monday blasted the Trump administration over its declaration that the Ivy League school may no longer pursue federal research grants, framing the plan to disqualify the university from this financial support as retaliatory.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a blistering letter on Monday addressed to Harvard President Alan Garber, accusing the elite institution of “engaging in a systematic pattern of violating federal law,” and suggesting that it should therefore face consequences.
“This letter is to inform you that Harvard should no longer seek GRANTS from the federal government, since none will be provided,” she wrote. “Harvard will cease to be a publicly funded institution, and can instead operate as a privately-funded institution, drawing on its colossal endowment, and raising money from its large base of wealthy alumni.”
A senior Education Department official told CBS News this wouldn’t impact federal student loan funding and Pell grants.
In response to her letter, Harvard accused the White House of seeking “to illegally withhold funding for lifesaving research and innovation in retaliation against Harvard for filing its lawsuit.”
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