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The United States government has announced the cessation of federal subsidies granted to Harvard.
United States – War continues between the prestigious American university and President Trump. In a letter addressed to the president of Harvard Monday, May 5, the Secretary of State for Education Linda McMahon announces her intention to deprive the university of federal funding.
“Harvard should no longer ask for federal subsidies, since she will no longer receive it”we read in this letter. “Harvard will no longer be an institution funded by the State and will be able to operate as a private institution (…) by collecting funds from its important pool of former wealthy students”continues Linda McMahon. According to the mail – which does not specify the exact amounts – Harvard received so far ” billions of dollars of taxpayers each year ”.
This decision follows several weeks of tensions between the Trump and Harvard administration, especially around student mobilizations against the war in Gaza. These demonstrations, which took place in several major American universities including Harvard or Columbia, have been deemed anti -Semites by the government, a fervent defender of Israel.
More broadly, the American right criticizes these universities for being homes of progressive protest. Donald Trump recently portrayed Harvard in “Extreme left anti -Semitic institution”, “Progressive mess” et “Threat to democracy”.
“Odious racism”
Harvard, the oldest university in the United States and one of the best classified in the world, has particularly attracted the wrath of the Republican president by attacking the freezing by his government of two billion dollars in federal subsidies, decided after the renowned institution refused to comply with a series of requirements by Donald Trump. The American president wants a right of way on the procedures for the admission of students, the hiring of teachers or even universities programs in his viewfinder.
In her letter, the Minister of Education accuses Harvard of being “Engaged in a systemic model of non-compliance with federal law”, “To continue to engage in odious racism” or “Catastrophic management”. “The today’s letter marks the end of new university subsidies”concludes the mail.
In a message addressed to former students on Wednesday, which AFP was aware of, Harvard Alan Garber president stressed that the university was engaged in a long existential battle and appealed to donations.
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