Politics Aug 13 Harvard nearing settlement with Trump to pay $500 million and regain federal funding By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
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. By Collin Binkley, Albee Zhang, Associated Press
Education May 29 Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs extended the block she imposed last week with a temporary restraining order, which allows the Ivy League school to continue enrolling international students as a lawsuit proceeds. By Michael Casey, Annie Ma, Associated Press
Nation May 28 Harvard ends legal battle over early photos of enslaved people, agrees to relinquish images A lawyer says the images will be transferred to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history with a woman who says she is one of the subjects' descendants. By Leah Willingham, Associated Press
Politics May 27 Trump asks agencies to cut $100 million from Harvard’s federal contracts The government already has canceled more than $2.6 billion in federal research grants for the Ivy League school, which has pushed back on the administration's demands for changes to several of its policies. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
May 23 Watch 6:43 What Trump’s legal and political clash with Harvard means for higher education By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s move to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students. Harvard has been at the center of the administration’s battle over higher education. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Laura Meckler of The Washington Post… Continue watching
May 13 Trump administration cuts $450 million more in grants to Harvard By Collin Binkley, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 7:12 Russian-born Harvard researcher describes detention at ICE facility and deportation fears By Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, has been detained by ICE since February. She was arrested as she returned to Boston with frog embryo samples. The government says she knowingly failed to declare them. Petrova's visa was… Continue watching
Apr 16 Harvard’s fight against Trump could test limits of government power By Collin Binkley, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 6:41 Billions in grants frozen after Harvard pushes back against Trump’s demands By William Brangham Harvard became the first major school to push back against the Trump administration's efforts against colleges. The administration told Harvard it would lose federal funding if it didn’t change hiring practices and address allegations of antisemitism. But Harvard rejected that… Continue watching