How Harvard’s fight with Trump is costing the university
The government has slowed Harvard’s funding, despite the school’s legal victories.
From The Times
August 25, 2026

One of Harvard’s biggest federal funding streams is down sharply, according to a Times analysis, even after a federal judge forced the Trump administration to reverse drastic cuts.

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