Harvard University President Alan Garber has agreed to take a 25% pay cut amid the slashing of federal funds. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
This is not the first time Garber has taken a voluntary pay reduction. In April 2020, then-Provost Garber took a voluntary 25% pay cut as the school faced financial challenges caused by the pandemic.
The Harvard Crimson reported that past presidents have made up to $1 million annually.
Harvard has become a target of Trump’s broader crackdown on universities, much of which is in response to last year’s anti-Israel unrest that erupted on campuses across the country.
TRUMP FROZE FUNDING FOR HARVARD. MONEY TO THESE UNIVERSITIES MAY ALSO BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
President Donald Trump has targeted Harvard by freezing its federal funding, and the university has sued the Trump administration in response. (Getty Images | iStock)
Harvard refused to comply with the demands, with Garber saying that "no government… should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and areas of study and inquiry they can pursue."
The Trump administration then froze $2.2 billion in funding to Harvard and is reportedly looking to slash another billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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The university later filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its "unlawful" freezing of funds.
Fox News Digital's Greg Norman and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
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