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Harvard’s Clash With Trump Raises Stakes — And Closes Doors
As Harvard’s multibillion dollar standoff with the Trump administration escalates, the University’s roads to retreat or reconciliation are narrowing.
Harvard Finishes Installing New Yard Surveillance Cameras
Harvard has installed 30 new surveillance cameras in the Yard as part of a long-planned upgrade to existing security measures aimed at deterring theft and increasing campus safety.
Hour by Hour: How Harvard’s Donations Surged After Garber Challenged Trump
Contributions to Harvard spiked after the University refused demands from the White House on Monday. Read an hour-by-hour breakdown, according to a giving update produced by Harvard’s fundraising office and obtained by the Crimson.
House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into Harvard, Requests Documents Related to Trump’s Demands
Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform opened an investigation on Thursday into alleged civil rights violations at Harvard over its response to campus antisemitism.
As Garber Stands Against Trump, Money From Harvard Donors Pours In
After Harvard publicly rejected the Trump administration’s demands, a wave of support — and money — has come rushing in.
Joe Biden To Headline Invite-Only Event at Harvard Wednesday Afternoon
Former United States President Joe Biden will speak at the Institute of Politics on Wednesday afternoon for an off-the-record study group with his long-time adviser Mike Donilon, a fellow at the forum.
Climate Accountability Group Calls On Harvard To Cut Ties with Lobbying Firm Connected To Tesla
Climate accountability company F Minus is set to release a report connecting Harvard to Tesla through a shared lobbying firm, Tremont Strategies, and is urging the University to cut ties with the lobbyists.
Trump Threatens To Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status One Day After Garber Rejects Demands
United States President Donald Trump threatened to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status less than one day after Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 rebuffed the White House’s demands, marking yet another escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign against the University.
Trump’s Funding Cut Sets the Stage for a Historic Legal Battle With Harvard
By revoking more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts, the Trump administration has forced Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 to make a final choice — sue or stand down.
Trump Administration Freezes More Than $2 Billion in Federal Funding to Harvard
The Trump administration paused $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contracts to Harvard over its decision earlier today to reject the White House’s demands — a dramatic escalation in its crusade against the University.
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.
Professors Applaud Harvard’s Refusal To Comply With Trump
Some of Harvard’s most prominent faculty applauded University President Alan M. Garber ’76 for his refusal on Monday to comply with the Trump administration’s demands to keep its federal funding.
Harvard AAUP Sues Trump Administration To Stop $9 Billion Review of Harvard’s Federal Funding
The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors sued the Trump administration on Friday to end its ongoing review of the University’s federal funding, alleging the review was coercive and unlawfully undermined academic freedom.
As Anger Roils Harvard, Weinstein Keeps Kennedy School at Ease
Less than a year into his tenure, the former Stanford political scientist has not shied away from addressing Harvard’s Trump problem in both public statements and private conversations with faculty.
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.
More Than 180 Harvard Kennedy School Students Urge Garber To Reject Trump’s Demands
More than 180 Harvard Kennedy School affiliates called on HKS Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein and Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 to reject President Donald Trump’s demands in a Thursday morning open letter.
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.
Harvard Medical School Launches Open Inquiry Working Group
Harvard Medical School has tapped a working group on open inquiry and the free exchange of ideas, HMS Dean George Q. Daley ’82 announced Wednesday.
Summers Says Harvard Gave Trump an Opportunity To Threaten University Over Antisemitism Response
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers slammed Harvard’s leaders on Wednesday for acting too slowly against campus protesters and academic centers he accused of spreading antisemitism — which, he said, gave the Trump administration a window to threaten the University.
Pritzker Says Harvard Is ‘All Over’ Supporting Students Whose Visas Were Revoked
Penny S. Pritzker ’81, the senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — said the University is working to support students whose visas had been revoked by the Trump administration in its push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine protests on Tuesday.
Harvard To Borrow $750 Million Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
Harvard University will issue $750 million in taxable bonds this month, bringing the total offering this fiscal year to $1.2 billion, as the University faces a turbulent economy and waits to learn whether the Trump administration will shut off its federal funding tap.
Amid Threats to Harvard’s Research Funds, Biochemist Richard Lifton To Join Harvard Corporation
Richard P. Lifton — the president of Rockefeller University — will join the Harvard Corporation in July, the University announced Monday.
Cambridge City Council To Vote on Whether To Ask Harvard Corporation To Resist Trump
Four Cambridge City Councilors called on Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 to resist the Trump administration’s list of demands threatening nearly $9 billion in federal funding in a policy order set to be voted on during the Council’s Monday evening meeting.
As Trump Waits for Harvard’s Reply, Governing Boards Meet in Harvard Square
The Harvard Corporation and the Harvard Board of Overseers — the University’s governing bodies— convened on campus over the weekend to prepare a response to the Trump administration’s $9 billion ultimatum.
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.