US terminates $60 million in Harvard grants
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Students speak out while Harvard University faces scrutiny from President Trump over admissions and antisemitism, with funding cuts and a lawsuit highlighting issues of elitism.
Harvard University and Shabbos Kestenbaum have reached an agreement to resolve their ongoing litigation,” Harvard said in a statement.
The school did not disclose his salary, though recent predecessors earned about $1 million a year at the elite institution.
Harvard and lawyers representing Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum in his Title VI lawsuit against the University reached a settlement on Thursday, ending Kestenbaum’s 16-month legal fight against Harvard.
As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some of the financial impacts by taking a 25 % pay cut, according to a university spokesperson.
House Republicans are investigating Harvard University's close working relationship with Chinese and Iranian-affiliated researchers.
Harvard President Alan Garber declines to testify at a Senate hearing on higher education issues. Committee Chair Sen. Cassidy expresses disappointment, noting concerns about "tolerance of antisemitism" on campus.
Rabbi David Wolpe, Deborah Lipstadt, Leon Wieseltier and Bill Ackman participated in the Center for Jewish History symposium in New York City
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