Trump’s ongoing war against America’s oldest University

The Trump administration, amid efforts to control universities and suppress free speech, accused Harvard of so-called racist policies and announced it would slash another $450 million in funding to the university.

Harvard, America’s oldest university, faced a suspension of over $2.2 billion in federal funding last week.

On April 11, the Trump administration released another list of demands for Harvard, including a requirement to reform its disciplinary system.

This approach by the Trump administration toward Harvard began in March and is part of a broader punitive strategy targeting universities that have been centers of protests against the Israeli regime’s genocidal crimes in Gaza.

Columbia University was the first target of this approach; its campus in New York City saw the establishment of the first major solidarity encampment with Palestine on its lawn, serving as a model for similar protests worldwide.

University protests in the U.S. in support of Palestine have faced widespread suppression and student arrests.

Trump, by labeling student protests against the Gaza war and the Israeli regime’s crimes as illegal, has launched an overt war against U.S. universities.

Organizers of the student protests emphasize that their actions were a peaceful response to the Israeli regime’s war on Gaza, stating that the war has raised serious concerns about human rights violations, including genocide.

Critics of Trump’s policy toward student protests accuse him of violating free speech at universities.