Garber’s assurances that the university won’t yield to Trump come as it takes steps to counter perceptions of far-left, anti-Zionist bias.
Harvard University President Alan Garber has told faculty that he will not settle the institution’s dispute with the Trump administration by shelling out $500 million, the Harvard Crimson reported on Monday, contradicting a New York Times article that claimed the move is impending.
Rather, Harvard has resolved to continue on fighting the federal government in court, the Crimson said, even as it faces a $1 billion shortfall caused by US President Donald Trump’s ordering the confiscation of $3 billion in taxpayer-funded research grants and contracts previously awarded to the university.
Amid this cash crunch, Harvard has resorted to leveraging its immense wealth to borrow exorbitant sums of money.