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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem connected Wednesday announced the cancellation of much than $2.7 cardinal successful grants to Harvard University amid tensions betwixt the schoolhouse and the Trump administration.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said successful a Wednesday property merchandise that Noem unveiled the discontinuation of 2 grants from the section to Harvard worthy much than $2.7 million. DHS besides noted successful the property merchandise that the caput requested “detailed records connected Harvard’s overseas pupil visa holders’ amerciable and convulsive activities” successful a letter.
“Harvard bending the genu to antisemitism — driven by its spineless enactment — fuels a cesspool of extremist riots and threatens our nationalist security,” Noem said successful the release.
“With anti-American, pro-Hamas ideology poisoning its field and classrooms, Harvard’s presumption arsenic a apical instauration of higher learning is simply a distant memory. America demands much from universities entrusted with payer dollars,” she added.
Last week, the Trump medication demanded that Harvard alteration multiple policies — including those regarding protesting and diversity, equity and inclusion programs — successful bid to clasp connected to its national funding. The schoolhouse changeable down the demands Monday.
“No authorities — careless of which enactment is successful powerfulness — should dictate what backstage universities tin teach, whom they tin admit and hire, and which areas of survey and enquiry they tin pursue,” Harvard President Alan Garber said successful a Monday connection to the university’s community.
The Trump medication said aboriginal Monday that astir $2.2 cardinal successful multiyear grants was going to beryllium frozen to Harvard successful the aftermath of the school’s rejection of the demands.
DHS said successful its property merchandise that 1 of the grants successful its announcement, worthy $800,303, “branded conservatives arsenic far-right dissidents successful a shockingly skewed study” and the other, worthy $1,934,902, “funded Harvard’s nationalist wellness propaganda.”
“Both undermine America’s values and security,” the DHS property merchandise continued.
The Hill has reached retired to Harvard for comment.
