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.