Harvard University has openly defied the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus, becoming the first university to do so. The government has responded by freezing over $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard. This clash between Harvard and the Trump administration could test the limits of the government's power and the autonomy of American universities. Other institutions, such as Columbia University, are now also taking a more defiant stance in response to the government's demands.