History shows revoking Harvard's tax status won't be easy — or fast

History shows revoking Harvard's tax status won't be easy — or fasttoggle caption Bettmann Archive/via Getty ImagesIn an escalating fight over federal funding, President Trump has threatened to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status. Sponsor MessageAt least one university is known to have had its tax-exempt status rescinded: Bob Jones University in South Carolina. Harvard spokesperson Jason Newton said in an email to NPR, "There is no legal basis to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status." What happened to Bob Jones UniversityFor many years, Bob Jones University, a private Christian college in Greenville, S.C., had a policy in place that forbade its students from interracial dating or marriage. In 1976, the IRS found the school was engaging in unlawful racial discrimination and revoked Bob Jones University's tax-exempt status.