Harvard Professor Cemal Kafadar, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies' head, will step down at the end of the academic year, according to a memo the school sent to staff Wednesday obtained by the Globe.

An antisemitism task force will review $8.7 billion in multiyear grants and $255 million in contracts with the university and its affiliates.

Harvard, the wealthiest school in the world, sought compromise amid pressure to do more to combat antisemitism. The Trump administration is examining its funding anyway.