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White House
Central Administration

Trump Doubles Down on Threat to End Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status

United States President Donald Trump wrote on Friday that he would pull Harvard’s tax-exempt status — his second social media vow to weaponize the Internal Revenue Service in the White House’s standoff with the University.

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Central Administration

House Republicans Threaten To Subpoena Harvard in Antitrust Probe, Despite Extended Document Submission Deadline

The House Judiciary Committee is prepared to subpoena Harvard for allegedly failing to submit documents requested as part of an antitrust tuition collusion investigation launched earlier this month, according to a House staffer familiar with the plans.

Harvard Management Company Offices
University Finances

HMC Plans $1 Billion Sale of Private Equity Stakes

Harvard Management Company is planning to sell nearly $1 billion of private equity fund stakes, liquidating nearly 5 percent of its private equity portfolio amid mounting threats to the University’s finances by its critics in Washington.

Massachusetts Hall
Central Administration

Harvard Will Create Process To Centralize Protest Discipline Cases Under University President

Harvard will create a process for University President Alan M. Garber ’76 to call a faculty panel to investigate and impose penalties in cross-school disciplinary cases, Garber announced in a Thursday evening email to Harvard affiliates.

Harvard from Across the River
Central Administration

Harvard Asks Judge to Expedite Lawsuit Against Trump Admin, Declines to Request Emergency Injunction

Harvard asked a federal judge to fast-track its legal challenge against the Trump administration’s decision to freeze more than $2 billion in grants and contracts, calling for quick action to mitigate harm to research and academic projects.

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Central Administration

Harvard Spends Record Amount on Lobbying in First Quarter of 2025 As It Fends Off Federal Threats

Harvard spent $230,000 on federal lobbying in the first quarter of 2025 — its highest quarterly total since George W. Bush’s presidency — as the University tries to fortify itself against attacks from Congress and the White House.

Harvard Medical School
Research

HSPH Asks Labs To Describe Funding Streams As It Braces for Financial Troubles

The Harvard School of Public Health is asking all research labs to describe their funding streams to determine how to allocate “scarce internal resources” in the wake of the Trump administration’s multibillion dollar cut to federal grants and contracts.

Harvard Medical School
Central Administration

Trump To Cut Another $1 Billion From Harvard Health Research Funding, Wall Street Journal Reports

The Trump administration plans to slash another $1 billion in federal grants and contracts for health research to Harvard, on top of an existing $2.2 billion cut, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Harvard Medical School Quadrangle
Politics

NIH Pauses Awards to Harvard, Other Schools With Frozen Funding

The National Institutes of Health has been instructed not to make grant payments to Harvard and other universities whose funds have been frozen, according to an internal email reported by several news outlets.

Looking Up Department of Education
Politics

Education Department Demands Records on Foreign Funding to Harvard

The Department of Education asked Harvard to turn over records on donations from foreign sources on Friday, alleging  that the University inaccurately disclosed foreign gifts.

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Central Administration

Harvard’s Clash With Trump Raises Stakes — And Closes Doors

As Harvard’s multibillion dollar standoff with the Trump administration escalates, the University’s roads to retreat or reconciliation are narrowing.

Annenberg at Night
Politics

Late Night Comedians Celebrate Harvard’s Rejection of Trump’s Demands

Several late-night comedy shows ran segments on Harvard’s Monday decision to reject the Trump administration’s demands, praising the University while criticizing the White House.

People Walk in Harvard Yard
Central Administration

Hour by Hour: How Harvard’s Donations Surged After Garber Challenged Trump

Contributions to Harvard spiked after the University refused demands from the White House on Monday. Read an hour-by-hour breakdown, according to a giving update produced by Harvard’s fundraising office and obtained by the Crimson.

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Central Administration

As Garber Stands Against Trump, Money From Harvard Donors Pours In

After Harvard publicly rejected the Trump administration’s demands, a wave of support — and money — has come rushing in.

Harvard Management Company
Politics

Can Harvard Use Its Endowment To Make Up For Federal Cuts? It’s Possible, but Not That Simple.

Harvard’s endowment is not a $53.2 billion pile of cash. But as the University sits on the precipice of historic financial losses, it has increasingly faced calls to draw from endowment funds to make up the difference.

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