Trump's crackdown on univs: Why elite institutions are being targeted

The Trump administration has frozen over $2.3 billion in federal funding to Harvard University, intensifying a broad campaign to reshape U.S. higher education. Citing civil rights violations and antisemitism, the administration is targeting elite universities with demands to eliminate DEI programs, adopt merit-based admissions, and curb campus protests. Harvard and others are pushing back, calling the moves politically driven. Legal challenges are mounting, as over 60 universities face similar scrutiny and potential penalties.