Nearly 11,000 Harvard graduates filed an amicus brief supporting Harvard College in its appeal against the Trump administration’s stance on federal research funding, with a notable bloc coming from Harvard Business School alumni. The brief—filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit—supports Harvard in the case President and Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, described as a year-long legal dispute over billions in federal research funding. An HBS contingent of 881 signatories—spanning MBA, DBA, and Executive Education credentials—represents roughly 8% of the full roster, according to analysis cited in the article. The filing positions HBS alumni as signaling that research funding uncertainty is a broad institutional and alumni concern. The development matters for universities managing compliance and strategy amid changing federal research priorities, including institutional risk management around grant eligibility, program documentation, and the political oversight of federally supported research portfolios.