Harvard University President Alan Gerber agreed to take it voluntarily 25% reduction in wages It reached about $2.2 billion in fund cuts imposed by the Trump administration between 2025 and 2026.
A Harvard spokesman spokesman told Fox News about pay cuts, adding that other leaders across the institution are making their own contributions given the key challenges facing schools.
The university announced a hiring moratorium in March, asking schools and management forces to scrutinize discretionary and non-paid spending, reassess the scope and timing of capital renewal projects, and implement a rigorous review of new yearly commitments,” the spokesperson said.
Furthermore, schools within the central government of Harvard University are Merit pay will not increase For teachers and staff for the 2026 academic year, which will be held from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The school also suspended non-essential capital projects and spending.
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Harvard University President Alan Gerber agreed to take a 25% salary cut amid cuts in federal funding cuts. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
This is not the first time Gerber has made a voluntary wage cut. In April 2020, then Provost Gerber received a voluntary 25% pay raise as schools faced financial challenges caused by the pandemic.
Harvard Crimson reported that past presidents made up to $1 million a year.
Harvard has become a target Trump’s broader crackdown Universitymany of which have been dealing with anti-Israel unrest last year, exploded on campuses nationwide.
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Harvard announced a hiring moratorium in March, and also announced that it will “scrutinize schools and management forces with discretionary and non-paid spending, reassessing the scope and timing of capital renewal projects, and implementing a rigorous review of new annual commitments.” (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
April 11th, The Trump administration sent a letter Penny Pritzker, lead member of Garber and Harvard Corporation, outlines a list of agency failures and requests from the White House. In the letter, the administration accused Harvard of supporting civil rights laws and failing to cultivate a “environment that creates intellectual creativity.”
The Trump administration threatened to withdraw federal funds if Harvard fails to reform governance and leadership and its employment and enrollment practices by August this year. The letter underscored the need for Harvard to change the international admissions process to avoid recognizing students who are “hostile” to American values, or those who support terrorism and anti-Semitism.
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President Donald Trump has targeted Harvard by freezing federal funds, and the university has sued the Trump administration accordingly. (Getty Images | istock)
Harvard refused to follow the demand, and Gerber said, “The government should dictate what private universities can teach, what private universities can recognize and hire, and what areas of learning and research they can pursue.”
The Trump administration reportedly has frozen $2.2 billion in funding to Harvard and is trying to cut another billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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The university later filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a “illegal” freeze on funds.
Greg Norman and Andrea Margolis of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
