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Funding at Stake in Harvard Fight
- The Trump administration threatens Harvard's $2.2 billion in federal research funds amid a fight over anti-Semitism and DEI policies.
- This funding cut leverages Harvard's vulnerability despite its large endowment and resistance to political pressure.
DEI as Political Battlefield
- The Trump administration targets DEI policies as an illiberal regime imposing racial identity politics.
- Harvard resists but faces backlash as a symbol of elite privilege to working-class Americans.
Anti-Semitism Emerges as Frontline
- Anti-Semitism has unexpectedly become a front line in battles over university politics around Harvard.
- Progressive left's support for Palestine and Hamas fuels tensions with Jewish community on campuses.