DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Harvard University President Alan Garber sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Monday asking for the ability to address issues on campus, such as antisemitism and discrimination, without federal oversight, prompting the Trump administration to revoke additional grants from the school Tuesday.
Garber’s letter highlighted Harvard’s shared interest in tackling discrimination but argued that the administration’s recent decision to cut over $2 billion in federal grants from the school—due to its alleged failure to protect Jewish students and continued use of affirmative action policies—harmed its independence and ability to institute change.
While Garber recently promised to address the problems identified by the Department of Education, he declined to bend the knee to the department’s prior demands, stating…
