WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has canceled another $450 million in grants to Harvard University, two weeks after the Ivy League schoolreleased a scathing internal reviewabout antisemitism on its campus. The move ramps up the considerable pressure on one of the nation's most revered colleges, which has been the target of a barrage of White House threats and investigations, including reviews of itstax-exempt statusand compliance with regulations that determine its ability to enroll international students. Read more:Amid Trump's ire, can Harvard afford to lose federal research funds? In April, a multiagency federal task force paused roughly $2.2 billion in funding for Harvard. The Trump administration still has not clarified exactly how that pause has been implemented and which research grants are affected. On May 5, Education Secretary Linda McMahon escalated the fight and told Harvard's Jewish president, Alan Garber, that the schoolwould no longer be eligibleto receive any new federally supported research grants. Read more:A new phase begins in Trump's battle with higher education In an initial announcement, the administration said the grants come from eight agencies. The federal Education Department did not immediately respond to questions about which new funding has been terminated. Harvard officials also did not immediately respond to an inquiry. This story is developing. Check back for updates. Zachary Schermele is an education reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach him by email at zschermele@usatoday.com. Follow him on X at @ZachSchermele and Bluesky at @zachschermele.bsky.social. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Trump administration cancels another $450 million to Harvard
