The Trump administration has issued a list of demands must meet as a condition for receiving almost $9 billion in grants and contracts, federal  during an investigation into campus antisemitism.
In a letter to Harvardâs president Thursday, three federal agencies outlined demands described as necessary for a âcontinued financial relationshipâ with the government. Itâs similar to a demand letter that prompted changes at under the threat of billions of dollars in cuts.
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WATCH HEREThe letter describes Harvardâs federal money as a taxpayer investment thatâs based on performance. Harvard has âfundamentally failed to protect American students and faculty from antisemitic violence and harassmentâ and must take immediate action to keep its funding, the letter said.
Harvard confirmed it received the letter.
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SIGN UP The letter calls for a ban on face masks, a demand that was also made at Columbia and targets pro-Palestinian protesters who have sometimes worn masks to hide their identities. Harvard also must clarify its campus speech policies that limit the time, place and manner of protests and other activities.
Academic departments at Harvard that âfuel antisemitic harassmentâ must be reviewed and changed to address bias and improve viewpoint diversity, the letter said. It does not single out any campus department or order a change in leadership, as Trump administration officials did for Columbiaâs Middle East studies department.
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It also calls for firmer enforcement of existing discipline policies and a report on all actions taken in response to antisemitism since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
Other demands align with President Donald Trumpâs political agenda but appear less directly connected to the investigation on antisemitism.
It includes orders to adopt âmerit-basedâ admissions and hiring policies and to remove any preferences based on race, religion, sex or other characteristics. Harvard also must work to end that teach students and faculty to âmake snap judgments about each other based on crude race and identity stereotypes,â the letter said.
It was sent by officials at the General Services Administration, the Education Department and the Health and Human Services Department.
Federal officials notified Harvard on Monday that the university faces a âcomprehensive reviewâ to determine its eligibility to receive $255 million in contracts and more than $8 billion in grants.
Harvard president Alan Garber responded with a campus message saying the school had âdevoted considerable effort to addressing antisemitismâ and would provide a full accounting to the government.
Harvard is among several schools to have its federal money threatened by the Trump administration. became the latest on Thursday as the government paused $510 million in grants and contracts over the schoolâs response to antisemitism.
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