While investigating and combating antisemitism on campus is important, pausing vital research funding in the process is unnecessary and damaging.

The immediate reinstatement of $210 million in federal research funding to Princeton University is essential.

Suspending these grants during the investigation is a reckless decision that threatens groundbreaking scientific progress, academic freedom, and the future of innovation in this country.

This move is part of a broader campaign by the Trump administration to weaponize federal funding and force compliance. Universities nationwide, including Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Johns Hopkins University, face similar threats. These schools rely on federal research grants for critical work in medicine, technology, environmental science, and national security.

These funds are not political bargaining chips. They fuel essential advancements in fields like immunology, cancer research, and neuroscience. The suspension of Princeton's funding is part of a dangerous trend that undermines academic independence and compromises critical scientific research.

This approach sets a dangerous precedent. It isn’t just about Princeton, it’s about the future of American innovation.

The federal government must allow investigations to proceed without withholding critical research support.

We demand the immediate reinstatement of Princeton's funding and an end to using research grants as leverage.