A letter from U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Harvard University, warning of potential cuts to federal grants, has drawn widespread attention — not for its content, but for its grammar.
The letter, which criticized the university over campus protests and funding policies, quickly went viral after a Harvard student publicly corrected numerous grammatical errors, including misplaced commas, run-on sentences, and improper word usage.
The student’s annotated version circulated on social media, prompting ridicule and raising concerns about the professionalism of official government communication. Critics argue the blunders undermine the credibility of the Secretary’s office.
Neither McMahon nor the Department of Education has responded to the viral corrections.
