Harvard sues Trump admin in fund dispute

Harvard University said it sued the US government for freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, ratcheting up a showdown with the Trump administration.

- Bloomberg

BOSTON:

The Trump administration unlawfully suspended Harvard's funding after it refused to comply with "illegal demands" to overhaul governance, discipline and hiring policies, as well as diversity programmes, university President Alan Garber said in a statement.

The government has accused the nation's oldest — and richest — university of failing to combat antisemitism on campus.

"Over the course of the past week, the federal government has taken several actions following Harvard's refusal to comply with its illegal demands," Garber said.

"We filed a lawsuit to halt the funding freeze because it is unlawful and beyond the government's authority."