The U.S. State Department has ordered embassies and consulates worldwide to resume issuing student and exchange visas to individuals attending Harvard University, following a federal court’s decision to block the Trump administration’s latest travel restrictions. The directive, issued Friday and signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, came in response …
Read More »Trump Bans Visas for Foreign Students Attending Harvard, Escalating Feud with University
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will deny visas to international students seeking to attend Harvard University, in what legal experts and Harvard officials are calling an unprecedented escalation in his ongoing conflict with the Ivy League institution. In a presidential proclamation issued alongside a broader travel ban affecting …
Read More »Federal Judge Blocks Trump Move to Strip Harvard of Ability to Enroll Foreign Students
A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke Harvard University’s certification to host international students, granting a reprieve just hours after the Ivy League school filed a lawsuit alleging unconstitutional retaliation. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs granted Harvard’s request for a temporary restraining order, effectively …
Read More »Trump Administration Blocks Harvard from Enrolling International Students
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s certification to enroll international students, a dramatic move that threatens the legal status of thousands of scholars and deepens an ongoing clash over free speech, academic governance, and federal oversight. The action, announced by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, follows Harvard’s refusal …
Read More »Trump Downplays Recession Fears, Defends Tariff Strategy as Economic Reset
President Donald Trump, in a sweeping interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker at Mar-a-Lago, defended his embattled economic strategy and escalated his administration’s conflict with elite academic institutions, most notably Harvard University. As signs of economic strain emerge, Trump is urging Americans to endure short-term hardship in pursuit of what he …
Read More »Trump Again Threatens to Strip Harvard of Tax-Exempt Status
President Donald Trump on Friday escalated his campaign against Harvard University, renewing his threat to revoke the institution’s tax-exempt status — a move that has drawn fierce legal and political criticism and raised serious constitutional questions. “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status,” Trump posted on …
Read More »Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2B Grant Freeze
Harvard University filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration after the government froze $2.2 billion in federal research grants, escalating a tense standoff over academic freedom, First Amendment protections, and what Harvard calls “unprecedented and improper” federal overreach. “The consequences of the government’s overreach will be severe and …
Read More »Harvard Rejects Trump Administration Demands, Faces $2.2B Federal Funding Freeze
Harvard University announced Monday it will not accept a proposed agreement from the Trump administration that would condition continued federal funding on sweeping changes to its campus policies, citing a defense of its constitutional rights and institutional independence. In response, the White House ordered a freeze on $2.2 billion in …
Read More »Upcoming Supreme Court Cases Could Curb Colleges’ Use Of Affirmative Action
by Allison Winter, Missouri Independent March 30, 2022 WASHINGTON — A U.S. Supreme Court dominated by conservative justices could fundamentally reshape the college admissions process later this year when it takes up two landmark cases challenging affirmative action in higher education. The court recently agreed to hear two cases that challenge race-conscious …
Read More »Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Challenging Harvard and UNC’s Affirmative Action Policies
The United States Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would revisit the question of affirmative action in higher education, deciding to hear a case challenging Harvard and the University of North Carolina‘s use of race in college admissions. The Justices will consider the policies at Harvard University and the …
Read More »Danielle Allen Is Running For Governor Of Massachusetts
Danielle Allen, a Harvard University professor, will launch a campaign on Tuesday to become governor of Massachusetts. “We are the first state to have abolished enslavement, and we should have gotten to a place where leadership is truly open to everybody a heck of a lot faster,” Allen said in …
Read More »Poll Reveals That 45% Of Republicans Wont Get The COVID-19 Vaccine
45% of Republicans say that they do not plan on getting the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll. “Republicans are more skeptical of government; when the government comes out and says, we think you ought to take the vaccine, some people’s natural reaction is, ‘let me think about …
Read More »Justice Department Drops Lawsuit Against Yale University
As part of his continuance to undo the 45th President of the United States’ previous work, President Joe Biden’s administration has authorized the Justice Department to drop an affirmative action lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against Yale University in 2020. Trump’s administration had cited that the school was reportedly …
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