February 28
The government’s “Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism” lists ten universities that will be investigated: Columbia University; George Washington University; Harvard University; Johns Hopkins University; New York University; Northwestern University; the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Minnesota; and the University of Southern California.
March 7 - 19
The administration suspends hundreds of millions in government funding to some of the universities.
March 31
Trump administration states it will review billions in funding to Harvard.
April 1 - 8
Government suspends millions in funding to other universities.
April 11
Government sends letter to Harvard stating it needed to make changes to continue receiving money from the government. Changes requested included “merit-based” hiring and stopping programs promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, known as DEI.
April 11
Department of Energy says it will make cuts to research, amounting to more than $400 million.
April 13
Universities alongside groups such as the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities sue the government over the cuts, stating the cuts would have a “dire impact” on research across the country, including on clean energy.
April 14
Harvard rejected the government’s requests.
April 16
Judge temporarily stopped Energy Department from cutting funding.
Department of Homeland Security said Harvard might not be able to enroll international students. The government also said it would cancel more than $2 million in grants to Harvard.
April 21
Harvard sues the US government, claiming it wants “control over academic decision-making at Harvard.”
April 22
Letter from several universities, including Harvard, complaining of government interference.
May 2
US President Donald Trump said he would take away Harvard’s tax exempt status but Harvard said there was no legal basis for the move.
May 22
Department of Homeland Security said it would stop allowing Harvard to enroll new international students and force current ones to go elsewhere.
May 23
Harvard once again sues the US government. The judge allows the university to continue allowing international students to be enrolled while the two sides go through legal proceedings.
June 4
Trump issues a proclamation, claiming Harvard hasn’t taken action over “legal activity” by students. The government attempts to block any international student enrolled at Harvard from entering the US.
Harvard stated, “This is yet another illegal retaliatory step taken by the Administration in violation of Harvard’s First Amendment rights. Harvard will continue to protect its international students.”
June 5
A judge sides with Harvard, issuing a temporary restraining order to prevent the implementation of the government’s ban.
June 20
A judge decided the National Science Foundation could not decrease funding for research to universities.
June 20
A judge issues a preliminary injunction to stop the US government from blocking Harvard from enrolling students.
