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Brown University has offended the Trump administration due to student anti-Semitic protests, with White House officials stating that they will freeze $510 million in federal donations and contract funds. Brown's Provost, Richard Locke, expressed concern about this, but currently, there is no confirmation of the related rumors. If this is indeed the case, Brown would become the fifth Ivy League school to have its federal funding cut off. Columbia University has already had $400 million in federal grants cancelled and has been asked to improve the safety environment for Jewish students. Princeton University has also had its federal research grant funding suspended, while Harvard University's investigation into the anti-Semitic protests is still ongoing, potentially facing a $9 billion freeze in federal funding in the future. The Trump administration has been promoting conservative policies through various means, affecting federal funding across several universities.

Another Ivy League school has provoked the government due to anti-Semitic protests by students. White House officials stated that the government is dissatisfied with Brown University's handling of anti-Semitism activities and plans to freeze $510 million in federal grants and contract payments. The Provost of Brown University mentioned in a letter to various administrators that the institution has learned of "disturbing rumors" regarding the government's potential freezing of research funds, but currently cannot confirm the validity of these rumors. If these rumors are true, Brown University will become the fifth Ivy League school to face a "cutoff" from the government, while dozens of other universities nationwide are under federal investigation for campus support of anti-Semitic protests in favor of Palestine.

Last year, Brown University reached an agreement with protesting students, where students agreed to dismantle protest tents, and the administration allowed the Board of Trustees to vote on whether to halt investments in companies supporting Israel's occupation of Palestine, but the proposal was ultimately rejected by the Board. A recently hired assistant professor in the medical school was deported to Lebanon last month for "publicly acknowledging" support for a Hamas leader and personally attending his funeral. Multiple foreign students who actively participated in pro-Palestine demonstrations have also been arrested or deported.

Columbia University became the first affected prestigious school, with the government withdrawing $400 million in federal funding initially planned for allocation and threatening to withhold additional funds if the safety environment for Jewish students doesn't improve. Columbia agreed last month to enhance compliance with federal government requirements, including imposing strict penalties for speech harmful to Jewish faculty and students, and re-evaluating the university's Middle Eastern studies department.

The government's policies also extend to issues concerning transgender individuals, as the University of Pennsylvania faced a withdrawal of $175 million in federal funds for allowing transgender athletes to represent the school in swimming competitions. Princeton University has announced that federal grants for dozens of research projects have also been suspended.

The Federal Anti-Semitism Task Force stated that the investigation into anti-Semitic protests on Harvard University's campus is ongoing, and based on the investigation results, there could be a freeze of $9 billion in federal grants and contract funds. On the 3rd, the government sent a letter to Harvard's president outlining a series of demands, including a ban on masked individuals on campus and clarification of speech policies, stating that if the university complies, the "financial relationship" between the two parties could continue to be maintained.