Trump slashes $US2.2 billion grant to Harvard after university defies White House demands | ABC News
The Trump administration will freeze more than $US2.2 billion ($3.5 billion) in grants and $US60 million in contracts to Harvard University.
The funding freeze comes after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands. The American Association of University Professors has filed a lawsuit challenging the cuts.
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