IRS considers revoking Harvard tax-exempt status, reports say

The Guardian -   The IRS is considering revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status, marking an escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure the university, according to the New York Times. On Tuesday, president Trump called for Harvard to pay taxes, as part of an ongoing push for changes to its hiring, admissions and curriculum.  Sources said IRS officials told colleagues the Treasury Department requested the agency consider revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status on Wednesday.

CNN- Defy President Donald Trump and retribution will be swift. That’s the message the White House is sending to Harvard University after the school refused to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies, audit the viewpoints of students, faculty and staff and alter rules for on-campus protests. In response, the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in federal grants at Harvard. The IRS is reportedly making plans to rescind the university's tax-exempt status. The Department of Homeland Security canceled two federal grants worth $2.7 million and threatened to strip Harvard of its ability to enroll international students unless it turns over its disciplinary records. And Trump trashed the school in a rant on his Truth Social site. As the university grapples with the sudden loss of funding, Harvard researchers are scrambling to figure out what to do about studies that are already in progress. Yet even as each school weighs having to cut budgets and staff, nearly 800 faculty members have signed a letter urging the university to resist the Trump administration’s demands.