Princeton Hit With Fund Freeze as Trump Widens College Fight (1)

Princeton University said US government agencies have frozen several dozen research grants as President Donald Trump escalates his fight with elite American colleges.

The “full rationale” for the suspension isn’t clear, said Princeton President Chris Eisgruber, but he affirmed the school’s intention to combat antisemitism, which the White House has cited in its push to force change at other schools including Columbia and Harvard universities.

“If there’s an allegation that there’s some kind of unlawful behavior, we have to change that,” Eisgruber said Tuesday in an interview on campus with Bloomberg News. “We have to stand steadfastly against ...