Alan Gerber, the Director of Harvard, is set to reduce his voluntary salary as tensions rise between President Trump and Ivy League institutions.
For the upcoming academic year starting in July, his salary will be cut by 25%. This information was confirmed by a school spokesman.
While the school hasn’t released specific figures, Gerber’s predecessor was reportedly earning around $1 million annually at the prestigious university.
After being named president last year, Gerber had previously taken a similar pay cut during his tenure as Provost and Chief Academic Officer amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Harvard has not immediately responded to inquiries for comments.
The Trump administration recently targeted Harvard’s federal funding, rescinding an extra $450 million grant this week.
White House officials claimed that the university failed to address “pervasive racism and anti-Semitic harassment” present in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus.
In a statement, the administration’s task force on anti-Semitism remarked, “There is a dark issue on Harvard campus, and the focus on settlements over accountability has undermined claims for taxpayer support.”
The $450 million funding cuts are part of a larger $2.2 billion funding that had already been frozen, as stated by administration officials.
In April, the university pushed back against a list of demands from the White House and filed a lawsuit to contest the $2.2 billion funding freeze.
Harvard, known as the wealthiest university in the U.S. with roughly $50 billion in donations, was reported by the National Center for Education Statistics as of fiscal year 2023.
This year, Harvard also announced employment freezes due to financial pressures stemming from “rapidly evolving federal policies.”
