# US president Donald Trump’s administration has frozen around 41.4-billion-rand in multi-year grants and about 1.1-billion-rand in multi-year contract value at Harvard University. This comes after the institution rejected a list of demands from the White House for policy changes. The demands include that the university crackdown on antisemitism and alleged civil rights violations, including shutting down diversity, equity, and inclusion programmes. Harvard president, Alan Garber, says they have taken extensive reforms to address antisemitism, describing the government’s demands as a political ploy.
Harvard University hit with an over R41-billion freeze in federal funding