Trump admin halting more than $500M in federal funding to Brown University over antisemitism response: report

CornellprofessorWilliamJacobsondiscussedtheTrumpadministration’simpactonantisemitismoncampuses.(FoxNewsDigital) MorethanhalfabilliondollarsinfederalfundingtoBrownUniversityisbeinghaltedbytheTrumpadministrationovertheIvyLeague’sresponsetoantisemitismsinceHamas’2023attackinIsrael. AWhiteHouseofficialsaidnearly$510millionawardedtotheuniversitythroughfederalcontractsandgrantsisontheline,TheAssociatedPressreported,addingthattheofficialspokeonconditionofanonymity. FoxNewsDigitalreachedouttoBrownUniversity,butdidnotimmediatelyhearback. BrownProvostFrankDoylesaidinanemailonThursdaytocampusleadersthattheschoolisawareof“troublingrumors”aboutitsresearchmoney,buttheydon’thaveany“informationtosubstantiate”theclaims,accordingtoTheAP. IVYLEAGUESCHOOLSRECEIVED$6.4BILLIONINFEDERALFUNDINGIN2024  TheTrumpadministrationisreportedlysettohaltnearly$510millioni