Harvard won’t take federal relief money

After being publicly scolded by President Trump and facing a growing backlash over its access to federal stimulus funds, Harvard University on Wednesday announced that it would not apply for the emergency relief.

Harvard joined two other elite universities, Stanford and Princeton, is opting out of the stimulus money.

In a statement Harvard said it was concerned “that the intense focus by politicians and others on Harvard in connection with this program may undermine participation in a relief effort that Congress created and the President signed into law for the...