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The pressure campaign to try to force the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university to fall in line with President Trump’s agenda has sprawled beyond just one singular task force or agency.
Harvard University settled a lawsuit by a former divinity student who claims that Jewish students face widespread antisemitism on campus and who supports President Donald Trump’s efforts to force change at US schools.
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Harvard and lawyers representing Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum in his Title VI lawsuit against the University reached a settlement on Thursday, ending Kestenbaum’s 16-month legal fight against Harvard.
Harvard University and Shabbos Kestenbaum have reached an agreement to resolve their ongoing litigation,” Harvard said in a statement.
Larry Bacow, who was president of Harvard University before Claudine Gay and current president Alan Garber, was the top earner at the institution with a total income of close to $3.1 million, according to the most recent tax filings sent to MassLive.
As the Trump administration halts about $2.7 billion in Harvard University funding, the school’s president is absorbing some of the financial impacts by taking a 25 % pay cut, according to a university spokesperson.
For those who know Pritzker, the senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, it is no surprise that the 66-year-old Chicago billionaire wants the university to fight back, even if the costs are steep.
Students speak out while Harvard University faces scrutiny from President Trump over admissions and antisemitism, with funding cuts and a lawsuit highlighting issues of elitism.