Harvard President Seeks Alumni Help to Boost Case Against Trump

Harvard University President Alan Garber is asking alumni who want to support the school in its standoff with the Trump administration for three things: their attention, their voices and their money.

The oldest and richest US university is embroiled in an escalating fight with the White House, which has frozen more than $2.6 billion in funding for Harvard over its handling of antisemitism on campus. In a message to “alumni and friends” on Monday, Garber asked Harvard’s supporters to donate to a new “Presidential Priorities Fund” that gives his office the flexibility to plug spending gaps as they arise and protect the school’s core teaching and research functions.