Trump Issues Proclamation Banning International Students at Harvard From Entering U.S.

United States President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday evening barring foreign students from entering the United States to attend Harvard, citing national security concerns and accusing the University of failing to comply with federal agencies.

Harvard’s 2025 Class Days

At Convocation and Class Day ceremonies last week, Harvard’s Class of 2025 gathered to celebrate their new degrees. But the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard cast a shadow over the proceedings — and graduates, faculty, and keynote speakers across Harvard’s schools paired their messages of joy with defiance.

Harvard Celebrates, With Unity and Defiance, as Courtroom Battle Coincides With 374th Commencement

For the crowd at Harvard’s 374th Commencement, the day was shaped by a legal fight over the fate of Harvard’s international students that played out simultaneously with the ceremony — and by Harvard’s historic, high-stakes standoff with the Trump administration.

Central Administration

A Reluctant Fight: Inside Harvard’s War With Washington

By Dhruv T. Patel and Grace E. Yoon

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At a campus now used to crisis, Garber’s words found their mark, not for what he said, but for what he seemed to represent: control, clarity, and a kind of reluctant bravery. After trying backchannel conversations with White House officials, a letter — apparently sent by mistake — with unprecedented demands forced Garber’s hand.

Commencement

With Clay’s Exit, Harvard’s Police Department Is Left Fractured

By Matan H. Josephy and Laurel M. Shugart

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HUPD Chief Victor A. Clay joined the department with a mandate to reform it after scandal. Behind his sudden resignation, he leaves a police force that current and former officers described as splintered, demoralized — and with no clear path forward.

Commencement

After a Semester of Catastrophic Federal Cuts, Researchers at Harvard Are in a ‘Survival State’

By Avani B. Rai and Saketh Sundar

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Across Harvard’s schools, researchers described a wave of destruction following sweeping terminations of federally funded grants. More than $2.7 billion in cuts have come as part of the Trump administration’s targeted pressure campaign against Harvard.

College

Too Rigorous for Romance: How Harvard Students Navigate a ‘Nonexistent’ Dating Scene

By Shawn A. Boehmer, Chantel A. De Jesus, and Darcy G Lin

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The Crimson spoke with more than 75 undergraduates and relationship experts about why Harvard students are too tied up to tie the knot.

Commencement

‘Two Schools Within a School’: The De Facto Segregation In Cambridge’s Only Public High School

By Ayaan Ahmad

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Cambridge Rindge and Latin School prides itself on the diversity of its student body. But more than a dozen students, alumni, and teachers told The Crimson that deep racial and socioeconomic divides exist in both academic and social settings — an issue that has persisted over decade

College

Harvard Celebrates, With Unity and Defiance, as Courtroom Battle Coincides With 374th Commencement

Central Administration

Judge Extends Harvard’s Block on DHS Order, but DHS Makes Strategic Pivot

City Politics

DHS List Names Cambridge, Boston Among 200 Sanctuary Cities It Says Are Obstructing Immigration Enforcement

Central Administration

In Fight Against Trump, Harvard Goes From Media Lockdown to the Limelight

State Department Will Review Social Media Accounts of Harvard Student Visa Applicants for Antisemitism

More News

MethaneSAT Went Dark in June. What’s Next for the Harvard Scientists Behind It?

By Danielle J. Im and Neeraja S. Kumar

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In March 2024, a state-of-the-art methane-detecting satellite — the product of nearly a decade of work in Harvard labs — soared into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. But a year later, MethaneSAT lost power in space, and its stream of data on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas went dark.

Harvard Researchers Develop Novel Early-Detection Tool for HPV-Caused Cancer

By Andrew Park

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Harvard Medical School affiliated researchers recently revealed a new technique to help doctors detect head and neck cancers caused by strains of human papillomavirus up to 10 years prior to diagnosis.

Running for Second School Committee Term, Elizabeth C.P. Hudson Wants ‘Measurable Progress’

By Ayaan Ahmad and Claire A. Michal

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Harvard Is No Longer Last in FIRE’s Free Speech Rankings. What’s Behind the Numbers?

By Annabel M. Yu and Sheerea X. Yu

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Harvard’s Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism

By Abigail S. Gerstein and Ella F. Niederhelman

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Harvard Hires New Faculty in Jewish Studies

By Sebastian B. Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli

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Harvard’s Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism

By Abigail S. Gerstein and Ella F. Niederhelman

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Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli received at least $150,000 to testify against Tylenol’s manufacturer in 2023 — two years before he published research used by the Trump administration to link the drug to autism, even though experts say a causal connection remains tenuous at best.

Harvard Hires New Faculty in Jewish Studies

By Sebastian B. Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli

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Harvard is on track to add three tenured professors to its ranks in Jewish Studies to address a series of retirements and faculty vacancies that threatened the program’s future.

Harvard Is No Longer Last in FIRE’s Free Speech Rankings. What’s Behind the Numbers?

By Annabel M. Yu and Sheerea X. Yu

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Year In Review

College

Flush With Cash and Hype, Defense Tech Is a New Career Target for Some Harvard Students

By Sunshine Chen and Danielle J. Im

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As they enter the workforce, Harvard students are increasingly feeling the pull of defense technology firms.

Commencement

The Rise and Fall of DEI at Harvard

By Matan H. Josephy and Annabel M. Yu

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Over the past three years, Harvard has shifted its approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs — moving from a full-throated support to abandoning the language of DEI amid threats from a hostile White House.

Central Administration

The Government Inquiries Hounding Harvard

By Akshaya Ravi and Annabel M. Yu

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Harvard and its expanding legal arm are challenging 12 federal agencies in court. But beyond the high-profile lawsuits, Harvard faces at least 10 federal investigations — and more hard choices.

City Politics

Cambridge Super PACs: The Biggest Names Not on the Ballot

By Stephanie Dragoi, Jack B. Reardon, and Laurel M. Shugart

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Local super PACs, through fundraising and endorsements, have reshaped political discourse throughout Cambridge, raising the stakes — and the price tag — of the city's elections.

Opinion

Columns

A Lament for the Intellectual Conservative

By Allison P. Farrell

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Once defined by deep philosophical engagement, conservative thought on campus today often centers on spectacle and confrontation — a shift that mirrors the changes in conservative political culture in recent years.

Columns

Harvard Exists for One Reason and One Reason Only

By Benjamin Isaac

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Although it’s impossible to predict the future, it’s a fair bet that Harvard will remain top of mind in our political debates. As myriad actors seek to impose their political projects onto our campus, it will serve us well to remember our core purpose.

Columns

Feeling Uncomfortable at Harvard? Good.

By Ana Cabrera Antkowiak

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A fulfilling college experience is not about being the smartest person in the room. What better place to learn that than Harvard?

Opinion

Op Eds

Senator Chris Van Hollen: Class of 2025, If Not You, Who?

By Christopher Van Hollen Jr.

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Columns

Harvard’s Silence Speaks Volumes

By E. Matteo Diaz

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Columns

Can Harvard Cure Science’s Mistrust Epidemic?

By Ambika Grover

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Columns

Harvard’s Social Scene Needs a Last Resort

By Adam N. Chiocco

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Harvard Is No Longer Last in FIRE’s Free Speech Rankings. What’s Behind the Numbers?

By Annabel M. Yu and Sheerea X. Yu

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For the first time in years, Harvard didn’t come dead last in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression free speech rankings. But experts say the rankings have never told the full story.

Harvard’s Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism

By Abigail S. Gerstein and Ella F. Niederhelman

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Harvard Hires New Faculty in Jewish Studies

By Sebastian B. Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli

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Harvard is on track to add three tenured professors to its ranks in Jewish Studies to address a series of retirements and faculty vacancies that threatened the program’s future.

Opinion

Op Eds