Trump administration piles pressure on Harvard with $450m more in cuts

<p>The latest cuts follow a $2.2bn freeze, bringing total federal penalties against Harvard to $2.65bn</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/may/13/donald-trump-saudi-arabia-gulf-middle-east-latest-us-politics-news-live">US politics live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>Eight federal agencies will terminate a further $450m in grants to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/harvard-university">Harvard University</a>, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> announced on Tuesday, escalating its antagonization of the elite institution over what officials frame as inadequate responses to antisemitism on campus.</p><p>The latest funding cuts come after the administration <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/14/trump-harvard-funding-freeze">cancelled</a> $2.2bn in federal funding to the university, bringing the total financial penalty to approximately $2.65bn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/may/13/trump-new-cuts-harvard-funds">Continue reading...</a>