The Trump administration is reportedly set to halt nearly $510 million in federal funding to Brown University as the government investigates the Ivy League's response to antisemitic protests on campus last year. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
President Donald Trump has suspended federal funding to every Ivy League, besides Penn and Dartmouth, over investigations into anti-Israel protests that have taken place on their campuses since October 2023. Funding for dozens of other universities has also been impacted by investigations for the same reason.
Columbia University, which had more than $400 million in federal funding taken away, was the first Ivy League to lose money over its failure to make Jewish students feel safe on campus. The university caved to demands from the Trump administration late last month in hopes of restoring the funding.
This week, a federal antisemitism task force announced a review of Harvard's federal grants and contracts, worth nearly $9 billion, as the university faces an investigation into campus antisemitism, and Princeton University confirmed dozens of its research grants have been halted.
Brown University was one of many campuses across the U.S. impacted by anti-Israel protests last year. ( Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
The Department of Homeland Security announced last month that an assistant professor at Brown, who held an H-1B visa, was deported to Lebanon for her support of and attendance at the funeral of a slain Hezbollah leader.
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Brown made headlines last year for a deal it struck with anti-Israel protesters, who were taking over the university, promising to have its governing board vote on whether it should divest from companies linked to Israel.
The Corporation of Brown ultimately rejected the divestment proposal.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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