Trump administration seeks to pull estimated $100m in Harvard funding2 days ago Share Save Kayla Epstein and Bernd Debusmann BBC News Share SaveGetty Images Harvard University is preparing for graduation this weekThe Trump administration will direct US federal agencies to review Harvard University's grants to potentially end or redistribute funding, as part of the White House's escalating battle with America's oldest university. Students and faculty at the university have criticised the Trump administration for its penalties against Harvard. Watch: "Without us, Harvard is not Harvard", says international student on visaBefore news broke of the latest attempt at cuts, Harvard University president Alan Garber told NPR on Tuesday morning: "Why cut off research funding? "Sure, it hurts Harvard, but it hurts the country because after all, the research funding is not a gift. "The research funding is given to universities and other research institutions to carry out work – research work – that the federal government designates as high-priority work.