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.



Fight Fiercely for Harvard Values

Experienced voices are calling this a moment of existential crisis for Harvard and for American higher education. But for the Class of 2025 this crisis is also an opportunity: to fight fiercely for the values that Harvard has instilled in you, as it did in me when I matriculated here in the Class of 1964.

Harvard Defended You. Now It’s Your Turn.

University leadership would be unable to contest governmental tyranny without the wherewithal supplied by admirers, allies, and alumni — people like you who have been tremendously benefitted by the knowledge and know-how that Harvard bequeaths to the world. Do what you can to assist in this trying moment.

What Does Harvard Owe?

None of these debts will be paid by defensive press releases or another round of task-force PowerPoints. They will be paid only by the hard, communal work of building a Harvard that is both excellent and broadly, unapologetically egalitarian.




Trump Admin Urges Reconsideration of Harvard’s Accreditation Status

The Trump administration notified Harvard’s accreditor on Wednesday that the University is in violation of federal civil rights law and suggested that there was “strong evidence” that its accreditation should be revoked.

DHS Subpoenas Harvard for Documents on International Students

The Department of Homeland Security issued a subpoena to Harvard on Wednesday, demanding documents related to alleged misconduct by international students and the school’s compliance with federal immigration law.

Broad Institute Lays Off 75 Workers in Cost-Cutting Wave Amid Trump Funding Threats

The Broad Institute — a biomedical research center affiliated with Harvard and MIT — laid off 75 employees and slashed non-personnel expenses late last month in an effort to shore up its finances as the Trump administration continues to threaten federal funding for scientific research.





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Harvard Basketball’s Chandler Piggé to Play for Team USA at World University Games

For the second time in as many summers, Harvard’s rising senior guard Chandler Piggé will represent the United States on the national stage, donning the red, white, and blue for the men’s 3x3 team at the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire World University Games.

Ice in His Veins: Former Harvard Goalie Matt Freese Secures USA Quarterfinal Win

In a crucial matchup against Costa Rica in Sunday’s Gold Cup quarterfinal, Team USA and former Harvard goalkeeper Matt Freese saved three of the six penalty shots he saw to set up a game winning penalty for the Americans.