Trump administration pulls $60M in Harvard grants
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HHS is terminating another $60 million in federal funding to Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University, citing the institution’s alleged “failure to address anti-Semitic harassment and race discrimination,
Harvard President Alan Garber is voluntarily taking a 25 percent pay cut for fiscal year 2026, a spokesperson confirmed to The Washington Post.
US job openings in research and development are plunging as the Trump administration ramps up funding cuts to government agencies, private contractors and universities, leaving some of the nation’s brightest minds scrambling to find work.
As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some of the financial impacts by taking a 25 % pay cut, according to a university spokesperson.
Harvard University's president says he is taking a voluntary 25% pay cut, though the university isn't saying what he makes or how much he is giving up.
The Trump administration's cuts to medical research grants have disrupted awards once backed by former President Joe Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative.