Harvard University on Monday sued the Trump administration to block its “unlawful” efforts to freeze more than $3bn in federal funding and increase government oversight of the venerable institution.
In a statement, Harvard’s president, Alan Garber, warned the government’s “sweeping and intrusive demands . . . would impose unprecedented and improper control over the University” with “stark real-life consequences for patients, students, faculty, staff, researchers, and the standing of American higher education in the world”.
He added: “We stand for the truth that colleges and universities across the country can embrace and honour their legal obligations and best fulfil their essential role in society without improper government intrusion.”