The Ivy League's president notified students and faculty of the suspended research grants, which include funds from the Department of Energy, NASA and the Department of Defense.
This article discusses the suspension of federal grants to Princeton University by the Trump administration due to allegations of antisemitism on campus. The administration has frozen several dozen grants from agencies such as the Department of Energy, NASA, and the Department of Defense, totaling $210 million in funding.
The investigation into antisemitism at Princeton was initiated after a complaint was filed by the editor-in-chief of Campus Reform, citing an anti-Israel protest on campus and alleged failure to address antisemitism. The university has been warned by the Department of Education's civil rights arm over alleged discrimination and harassment of Jewish students.
Princeton has stated its commitment to fighting antisemitism and all forms of discrimination, while also defending academic freedom and due process rights. The Trump administration's Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism has also frozen funds to Columbia University over similar concerns and is now probing Harvard University.
The administration is using Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to withhold federal funding from universities found to be enabling discrimination based on various characteristics, including religion. The situation at Princeton highlights the ongoing efforts to address antisemitism and discrimination on college campuses.
Trump administration suspends ‘several dozen’ federal grants for Princeton — and university’s president claims he doesn’t know why
