The Trump administration is preparing to halt approximately $510 million in federal contracts and grants awarded to Brown University as it reviews the institution’s handling of antisemitism, a White House official said on Thursday.
This would make Brown the fifth Ivy League school targeted by the administration’s use of federal funding to address its concerns over antisemitism at colleges.
The White House confirmed that initial reports on the halting of the grants, which cited an official talking on the condition of anonymity, were correct. The Daily Caller quoted the official as saying that blocking the funds was also related to the university’s potential Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies….