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Trump Admin Revokes Harvard’s Authorization To Enroll International Students
The Trump administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll international students on Thursday, dramatically escalating the administration’s fight with the University and threatening thousands of current students.
David Deming, Kennedy School Professor and Kirkland House Dean, Named Next Dean of Harvard College
Harvard Kennedy School professor David J. Deming will serve as the next dean of Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra announced in a Tuesday afternoon email.
Trump Admin Slashes Additional $450 Million in Federal Funding to Harvard
The Trump administration froze another $450 million in federal grants and contracts to Harvard on Tuesday, accusing the University of failing to take action on antisemitism and discrimination against white people on campus.
Garber Condemns Federal Grant Disqualification but Says Harvard Shares ‘Common Ground’ With McMahon
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 reaffirmed on Monday that the University would not bow to interference from the Trump administration — even as he suggested the University and the government “share common ground.”
U.S. Government Will Cease Grants to Harvard, McMahon Says
The United States government will no longer award grants to Harvard, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced in a letter to University President Alan M. Garber ’76 on Monday.
Harvard Sends International Students’ Info to DHS, Does Not Specify What Records Were Shared
Harvard shared data with the Department of Homeland Security in response to its request for information on international students’ disciplinary records and illegal activity, the University announced in a Wednesday evening email to affiliates.
Across 500 Pages, Harvard Task Force Reports Detail Hostility on Campus and Urge Broad Policy Changes
Harvard’s twin task forces on combating bias toward Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian affiliates released their long-awaited reports on Tuesday afternoon — describing an atmosphere of fear and exclusion, as well as deep divisions over curricula, protests, and the scope of academic freedom.
Harvard Renames Diversity Office As Trump Demands Dismantling of DEI
Harvard will immediately rename its Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging to “Community and Campus Life,” the University announced Monday.
Harvard Will Create Process To Centralize Protest Discipline Cases Under University President
Harvard will create a process for University President Alan M. Garber ’76 to call a faculty panel to investigate and impose penalties in cross-school disciplinary cases, Garber announced in a Thursday evening email to Harvard affiliates.
6-Time NBA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar To Speak at Harvard’s 2025 Class Day
Six-time NBA champion and activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will address graduating seniors as this year’s Class Day speaker on May 28, the Alumni Affairs and Development office announced on Tuesday.
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over $2.2 Billion Funding Freeze
Harvard sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday over its multibillion dollar cuts to the University’s research funding, accusing the White House of undertaking an arbitrary and unconstitutional campaign to “punish Harvard for protecting its constitutional rights.”
Trump To Cut Another $1 Billion From Harvard Health Research Funding, Wall Street Journal Reports
The Trump administration plans to slash another $1 billion in federal grants and contracts for health research to Harvard, on top of an existing $2.2 billion cut, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Shots Fired on MBTA Train Near Harvard Square, Harvard Lifts Instruction To Shelter in Place
Police responded to reports of gunshots at the Harvard Square train station shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, according to a series of alerts from the Harvard University Police Department. A shelter-in-place order to Harvard affiliates was lifted at 3:19 p.m.
DHS Threatens To Revoke Harvard’s Eligibility To Host International Students Unless It Turns Over Disciplinary Records
The Department of Homeland Security sent Harvard a letter on Wednesday threatening to revoke its eligibility to enroll international students unless it submits information on international students’ disciplinary records and protest participation.
Stop-Work Orders Roll In for Harvard Researchers After $2.2 Billion Pause in Federal Funds
Harvard-affiliated researchers have begun receiving stop-work orders on contracts worth tens of millions of dollars less than one day after the Trump administration announced a $2.2 billion pause of federally-funded research Monday evening.
Harvard Will Fight Trump’s Demands
Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding, University President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced in a message to affiliates Monday afternoon.
In Letter to Employees, Mass General Brigham CEO Says Impact of Funding Cuts Remains Uncertain
Mass General Brigham CEO Anne Klibanski responded to funding threats against its hospitals in an email to employees on Monday night, writing that the impact of the federal funding freeze on MGB and Harvard Medical School’s other teaching hospitals “remains unknown.”
Congressional Republicans Launch Investigation Into Harvard, Other Ivies for Possible Antitrust Violations
House and Senate Republicans launched an antitrust probe on Tuesday accusing Harvard and other Ivy League universities of colluding to hike tuition prices — lawmakers’ latest move to widen government scrutiny of elite institutions.
Visas Revoked for 4 More Harvard Students and 3 Recent Grads, Bringing Total to 12
Seven more Harvard affiliates — including four current students and three recent graduates — have had their student visas revoked, bringing the total number of affected affiliates to twelve, according to a Thursday email from the Harvard International Office.
3 Harvard Students, 2 Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked
Three Harvard students and two recent graduates have had their student visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine activism, according to an email from the Harvard International Office to international students.
Trump Administration Conditions Harvard’s Funding on Eliminating DEI, Restricting Protests
The Trump administration demanded that Harvard eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programming, ban masks at protests, and agree to cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security to avoid cuts to its federal funding.
Facing Trump’s Ultimatum, Harvard Has No Easy Choices
Harvard may find itself walking a tightrope to keep its funding after the Trump administration sent a Thursday night email demanding DEI cuts and policy changes. But some prominent voices are calling on the University to reject the balancing act altogether — and emerge instead as academia’s anti-Trump standard-bearer.
Garber Promises To ‘Engage’ With Federal Antisemitism Task Force After Funding Threats
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said he would welcome the opportunity to work with the White House in an email to Harvard affiliates just hours after the Trump administration initiated a review of more than $8 billion in federal funding.
Trump Administration To Review Billions in Federal Funding to Harvard
Three federal agencies announced a review of more than $8 billion in “multi-year grant commitments” to Harvard as part of an ongoing investigation into the University by the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism on Monday.
Harvard Dismisses Leaders of Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 dismissed the director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, professor of Turkish Studies Cemal Kafadar, and its associate director, History professor Rosie Bsheer, on Wednesday, according to a faculty member familiar with the situation.