Education Jun 27 UVA president resigns rather than ‘fight federal government’ James Ryan referenced pressure by the Trump administration in a statement to the university community Friday in which he said he had submitted his resignation with a “very heavy heart.”…
Politics Jun 20 Federal judge blocks Trump administration effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students The order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston preserves Harvard's ability to host foreign students while the case is decided, but it falls short of resolving all of Harvard's legal hurdles to hosting international students.
Politics Jun 05 Trump is aiming to stop Harvard University’s foreign students from entering the U.S. In an executive order signed Wednesday, President Donald Trump declared that it would jeopardize national security to allow Harvard to continue hosting foreign students on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Education May 23 Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to prevent foreign students from enrolling at Harvard Harvard filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts earlier Friday.
Education May 23 Harvard sues Trump administration over barring enrollment of foreign students In a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Boston, Harvard University said the government’s action violates the First Amendment and will have an “immediate and devastating effect for Harvard and more than 7,000 visa holders.”…
Education May 22 Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students, including current ones The Trump administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.
Politics May 22 Judge blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle Education Department A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.
Education May 13 Trump administration cuts $450 million more in grants to Harvard Harvard has faced escalating sanctions from the White House after becoming the first U.S. university to openly defy the government's demands to limit pro-Palestinian activism and end diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Politics Apr 24 Judge blocks Trump push to cut public school funding over diversity programs The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused the Republican administration of giving “unconstitutionally vague” guidance and violating teachers’ First Amendment rights.
Politics Apr 16 Harvard’s fight against Trump could test limits of government power Both sides are digging in for a clash that could test the limits of the government’s power and the independence that has made U.S. universities a destination for scholars around the world.