Harvard spends nearly $1 million on lobbying under Trump administration over funding and student visas
Published on: Jan. 22, 2026, 11:07 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Harvard University significantly increased its federal lobbying to nearly $1 million in 2025, a two-decade high, to counter financial and regulatory pressures from the Trump administration. Key concerns included research funding, research security legislation like the SAFE Research Act and BIOSECURE Act, immigration policies affecting international students, and the substantial increase in the university endowment tax.
