US EditionHarvard President Rules Out $500M Settlement With Trump Admin
MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – Harvard rejects claims of a $500 million settlement and will pursue legal action against the Trump administration's freeze of over $2 billion in federal research funds.
- Last week, The Harvard Crimson suggested the Trump administration planted a lie in The New York Times about Harvard considering a $500 million settlement, which Garber called `false`.
- The Trump administration froze $2.3 billion in research funding to Harvard University over allegations of antisemitism and racial discrimination.
- Harvard University has opted to challenge the dispute in court rather than settle, filing multiple legal complaints against funding cuts in U.S. courts.
- Meanwhile, Columbia University paid over $200 million to settle claims involving antisemitic discrimination, while Brown University agreed to pay $50 million to settle similar claims.
- Harvard faces a $1 billion shortfall after Trump confiscated $3 billion in grants, with alumni warning that settling could threaten academic independence.
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