HHS opens debarment process to bar Harvard
The Trump administration has renewed efforts to exclude Harvard from billions in federal research grants after previously cutting more than $2.6 billion in funding — a move a federal judge in Boston recently ordered reversed. President Trump said he is “close to finalizing” a separate deal with Harvard that would include a $500 million payment to create a network of trade schools to teach AI and other skills.
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🔍 Key Facts
- President Trump said his administration is "close to finalizing" a deal with Harvard.
- Trump said the agreement would include a $500 million payment from Harvard to create a network of trade schools to teach AI and other skills.
- The administration had previously cut more than $2.6 billion in Harvard research grants.
- A federal judge in Boston recently ordered the reversal of those funding cuts.
- These details were reported by PBS News on 2025-09-30.
📍 Contextual Background
- Debarment is a federal administrative process that can render an entity ineligible to receive federal grants.
- The Office for Civil Rights is an office within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- The Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services referred Harvard University to a debarment process.
- The Office for Civil Rights sent a letter addressing the referral to Harvard President Alan Garber.
- Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is the oldest university in the United States.
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A deal with Harvard University is close, Trump says
New information:
- President Trump said his administration is 'close to finalizing' a deal with Harvard.
- Trump said the agreement would include a $500 million payment from Harvard to create a network of trade schools (teaching AI and other skills).
- Article reiterates that the administration had cut more than $2.6 billion in Harvard research grants and notes a recent federal judge in Boston ordered reversal of those funding cuts.