The Senate Commerce Committee is pushing to defund over $3 million in Harvard research grants, accusing several projects of promoting “far-left ideology” through diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles. This follows an investigation into more than 3,400 NSF-funded grants, totaling over $2 billion. Researchers and Harvard officials dispute the claims, and the university has launched an internal review in response to new federal guidelines prohibiting DEI initiatives in federally funded research.Senate committee pushes to cut $3 million in Harvard research grants over alleged ‘far-left ideology’ promotion
The Senate Commerce Committee is pushing to defund over $3 million in Harvard research grants, accusing several projects of promoting “far-left ideology” through diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles. This follows an investigation into more than 3,400 NSF-funded grants, totaling over $2 billion. Researchers and Harvard officials dispute the claims, and the university has launched an internal review in response to new federal guidelines prohibiting DEI initiatives in federally funded research.