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A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to lift its freeze on nearly $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard University, ruling that the move violated the Constitution and federal law. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs issued an 84-page order that vacated the administration’s April freeze and …

The Trump administration is pressing Harvard University to pay a significantly higher financial penalty than Columbia University in order to resolve multiple federal investigations into antisemitism on its campus, according to two individuals familiar with the negotiations. The proposed fine, which could reach as high as $500 million, would mark …

In the wake of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling ending race-based affirmative action in college admissions, a coalition of civil rights groups on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging Harvard University’s preferential treatment of applicants related to alumni and donors—a policy the litigants say “severely damages and harms” prospective students …

More than 120,000 children in the United States lost a primary caregiver – a parent or grandparent responsible for providing housing, basic needs and care – due to COVID-19-associated death, according to a study published in the medical journal Pediatrics on Thursday. In addition to the 120,630 children who were …