BOSTON — The federal government says it's freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus.
Hundreds of demonstrators gather on Cambridge Common during a rally at the historic park in Cambridge, Mass., April 12, calling on Harvard University to resist what organizers described as attempts by President Trump to influence the institution.
Students protesting against the war in Gaza, and passersby walking through Harvard Yard, are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 25, 2024.
A student protester stands in front of the statue of John Harvard, the first major benefactor of Harvard College, draped in the Palestinian flag, at an encampment of students protesting against the war in Gaza, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., April 25, 2024.
Hundreds of demonstrators gather on Cambridge Common during a rally at the historic park in Cambridge, Mass., April 12, calling on Harvard University to resist what organizers described as attempts by President Trump to influence the institution.
A student protester stands in front of the statue of John Harvard, the first major benefactor of Harvard College, draped in the Palestinian flag, at an encampment of students protesting against the war in Gaza, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., April 25, 2024.
Students protesting against the war in Gaza, and passersby walking through Harvard Yard, are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 25, 2024.
