The Trump administration is freezing over $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the institution refused to comply with demands to limit campus activism.

The administration's letter to Harvard calls for reforms, including "merit-based" admissions and hiring, an audit of diversity views, a face mask ban targeting pro-Palestinian protesters, and a halt to recognizing student groups promoting illegal activities. Harvard President Alan Garber rejected these demands, citing violations of First Amendment rights and exceeding government authority under Title VI.

This move is part of a broader campaign to pressure Ivy League schools, with similar funding pauses at Penn, Brown, and Princeton. Harvard alumni and the American Association of University Professors have challenged the demands, arguing they threaten academic freedom and fail to follow legal procedures for cutting funds.