The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is cancelling $60 million worth of grants for Harvard University due to the school’s “failure” in responding to antisemitism. This brings the total of government grants meant for Harvard that have been frozen or cancelled to $3 billion since President Donald Trump took office.

The Trump administration has revoked its permission for Harvard University to enroll international students, in a dramatic escalation of what the Department of Homeland Security says is an effort to curb antisemitism at the university.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that it was terminating $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University saying the Ivy League institution failed to address antisemitic harassment and ethnic discrimination on campus.

Trump took office in January 2025, he vowed to crack down on diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, and 'woke ideology' on college campuses.

The White House is ramping up its crackdown on antisemitism in the wake of the Washington shooting that left two young Israeli Embassy staffers dead Wednesday night. The administration has for

Harvard University and Shabbos Kestenbaum have reached an agreement to resolve their ongoing litigation,” Harvard said in a statement.

Harvard has also been on the receiving end of many such tactics. So far, the administration’s actions have not convinced the prestigious and historic university to back down or give in to its demands.

A new Brandeis study identifies a missing middle of Jewish students who have been overlooked in the discourse over campus antisemitism.