{"id":4659,"date":"2025-05-27T07:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/?p=4659"},"modified":"2025-05-27T07:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:09:20","slug":"trump-considers-redirecting-3-billion-from-harvard-to-fund-u-s-trade-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/trump-considers-redirecting-3-billion-from-harvard-to-fund-u-s-trade-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Considers Redirecting $3 Billion from Harvard to Fund U.S. Trade School"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Highlights:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Trump proposes redirecting $3 billion in frozen federal research grants from Harvard University to trade schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The grants were mostly earmarked for biomedical research via agencies like NIH.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard has sued the administration, citing violations of constitutional rights and academic freedom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump\u2019s attempt to stop Harvard from enrolling international students.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics question the feasibility and legality of reallocating scientific research funds to trade schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Donald Trump has proposed reallocating $3 billion in frozen federal research grants from Harvard University to vocational institutions, intensifying an already heated battle between the White House and the Ivy League school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proposal, posted Monday on Trump&#8217;s social media platform Truth Social, suggests that the funds\u2014originally designated for biomedical research\u2014could instead be used to support trade schools nationwide. \u201cI am considering taking THREE BILLION DOLLARS of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to TRADE SCHOOLS all across our land,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Legal Tensions and Academic Freedom<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The funding in question, much of which was disbursed through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Institutes of Health (NIH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was suspended in early May by various federal agencies including the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense. According to official notices, the suspensions were due to the grants no longer aligning with &#8220;agency priorities.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard has filed lawsuits against the administration, arguing that the grant revocations are unconstitutional and retaliatory. The university claims the actions threaten its academic independence and violate free speech rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a separate case, Harvard is challenging the administration\u2019s attempt to block the enrollment of international students\u2014an effort halted temporarily last Friday by a federal judge. The court&#8217;s injunction protects roughly 6,800 international students currently enrolled, about 27% of Harvard&#8217;s student body.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Trade Schools Applaud, Experts Skeptical<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of transferring research funds to vocational education drew praise from some trade school advocates. Jason Altmire, head of a trade school association, welcomed the gesture but emphasized that deregulation would be a more effective form of support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics, however, note that the NIH grants target advanced medical research, including ongoing studies on tuberculosis and multiple sclerosis\u2014efforts that trade schools are typically unequipped to undertake. The administration has not outlined how such a reallocation would occur legally or practically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Find Out: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/trade-schools-that-dont-require-a-ged-or-high-school-diploma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Trade Schools That Don\u2019t Require a GED or High School Diploma<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>A Broader Political Battle<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump\u2019s actions appear to be part of a larger campaign targeting elite academic institutions, which he accuses of promoting liberal ideologies and antisemitism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent weeks, he has floated ideas like revoking Harvard\u2019s tax-exempt status and creating a new, ideology-free \u201cAmerican Academy\u201d to provide free online education. However, concrete plans for such initiatives remain absent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Also in the News:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/20-billion-school-voucher-plan-sparks-national-education-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$20 Billion School Voucher Plan Sparks National Education Debate<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/trump-administration-bars-harvard-from-enrolling-international-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights: President Trump proposes redirecting $3 billion in frozen federal research grants from Harvard University to trade schools. The grants were mostly earmarked for biomedical research via agencies like NIH. Harvard has sued the administration, citing violations of constitutional rights and academic freedom. 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