Harvard sues Trump Administration over funding freeze linked to antisemitism allegations

Harvard University on Monday said it is suing the Trump administration in a letter that went out to students and staff. 

President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold more than $2bn in federal funding if Harvard did not hand over to the goverment its reports on antisemitism on campus, which the administration alleges has been out of control since the 7 october 2023 Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel, and the ensuing Israeli war on Gaza. 

The White House's actions “have stark real-life consequences for patients, students, faculty, staff, researchers, and the standing of American higher education in the world," Harvard president Alan Garber said.