Further escalating the standoff over freezing of the 2.2 billion USD federal fund, US President Donald Trump on Friday announced revocation of Harvard University's tax-exempt status for refusing to comply with his demands for sweeping reforms, including curbs on campus activism.
Harvard, world's one of the most sought after universities, has acquired status of being the United States' oldest and wealthiest academic institution. It is one of the most prominent universities where pro-Palestinian protests erupted on campus on the backdrop of Israel's war on Gaza leading to an intensified scrutiny by the Republican representatives over allegations of antisemitism.
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About The Trump-Harvard Standoff
In its nationwide crackdown against campus activism, Trump administration on April 11 recommended Harvard University to limit activism on campus and stop anti-semitism which is “hostile to the American values.”
The Department of Homeland Security said that if the university does not comply, they will not be allowed to enroll foreign students if by April 30 the administration does not provide records on its international student visa holders' "illegal and violent" activities.
Moreover, the government recommended changes to its curriculum, reviewing the Middle Eastern studies, and an attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives impacting various departments, including those related to South Asian and African studies.
The Trump administration also said that the university should apologise to President Donald Trump for revoking the reccomendations.
“Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting ‘Sickness?’ Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!” Trump posted on social media on April 15.
Harvard President Alan Garber asserted that "the University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights," in a letter to the Harvard community, saying that these demands violate the First Amendment rights of the students.
