The battle at Harvard is the latest in the fight between the president and universities that has been threatening billions of dollars in funding at research institutions.

Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the government in order to comply with the Trump administration's political agenda.

The funding cut is a substantial slice of the university’s budget. By comparison, the amount distributed by Harvard’s endowment for the fiscal year ending in June 2024 was $2.4 billion, which encompassed nearly 40% of the university’s total operating revenue that year.