‘Does not solve the problem’: Education Secretary Linda McMahon on the salary deduction of Harvard President Alan Garber

US Education Secretary Linda McMahon questioned the importance of the decision to cut 25% salary of Harvard University President Alan Garber, arguing that it is very low to overcome the ongoing concerns about antisementism and conceptual imbalance in the campus.On the evening editing, McMahon said, “I am not certain today with the President of Harvard, President Garber, there is a statement somehow a statement that they are changing their policies on antisemitism or racial discrimination.”“I don’t think it does a lot to solve the problem”, she said.Harvard confirmed that Garber’s voluntary pay deduction would be effective in 2025-26 academic year. The step follows the decision of the Trump administration to freeze $ 2.2 billion in federal funding and later cuts an additional cut of $ 450 million citing Harvard’s failure to prevent antisemiatizm and conceptual prejudice. The university on Tuesday amended its trial against the federal government after the second round of funding.The TRAP administration’s task force asked to deal with the anti-Jewish “that Harvard” repeatedly failed to face widespread breed discrimination and antisementic oppression, harassing his premises. ” According to Fox News, the administration also warned that if significant reforms are not implemented by August 2025, Harvard’s tax-free situation can be canceled.While Harvard said that McMahon is suspicious of widespread cost-saving measures amidst the lack of salary deduction. He said that the administration had tried to attach Garber directly, but was met with a trial instead of dialogue. “We wanted to sit with President Garber. I spoke with him … and his reply was a lawsuit,” he further said.According to the Washington Post, a decrease in Garber’s salary, although a large extent is anticipated by $ 300,000 to $ 350,000 based on the previous salary, part of the comprehensive interior reaction to financial stress.Hiring has been stopped, merit increases frozen, and faculty research funding is scaled back. Ninety senior faculty members have promised 10% of their salary to support the university, and Harvard planned to allocate $ 250 million for the cut -affected research.Nevertheless, McMahon insisted that the main issue is civil rights, not a free speech. “It is clear that antismitism in the campus is a violation of civil rights,” he said. “Jewish students will tell us that they are also afraid of going into activities in the campus. It is clearly a violation of civil rights.”According to the New York Times, Garber defended Harvard in a letter to McMahon, stating that the university would follow the law, but “would not surrender his original, legally protected principles for fear of baseless vengeance by the federal government.”As the legal battle continues, the Trump administration has indicated that it may cut money by $ 1 billion. Harvard, who first filed a case in April, has expanded his trial to include more federal agencies.