The Department of Homeland Security has issued a stark warning to Harvard University: provide detailed records on certain international students or forfeit the right to enroll them altogether. The directive, announced by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, marks a sharp escalation in the federal government’s confrontation with the Ivy League institution.Noem demanded that Harvard submit information…
Harvard University said on Monday that it had rejected policy changes requested by the Trump administration that would have placed “unprecedented” demands on the institution, setting up a showdown between the administration and the nation’s wealthiest university. A letter to Harvard from the Trump administration on Friday demanded that the university reduce the power of…
The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response to the Trump administration’s threats to pull federal funding from public schools over certain diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a remarkable departure from the conciliatory approach of other institutions in recent weeks. Daniel Morton-Bentley, the deputy commissioner for legal affairs at the state…
For months, French businesses have been bracing for the fallout of trade wars and tariff threats from the United States as the effects of President Trump’s “America First” policies ripple out. But this past week, the French corporate world was roiled by another type of Trump missive. In a terse three-paragraph letter sent by the…
Donald Trump at first cabinet meeting (AP) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies in US schools teeter on the brink with an opaque and turbulent future. Since taking office, Donald Trump has waged an unrelenting war on DEI, labelling it as a tool of “wokeness” and “racial favouritism.” In a sweeping directive issued by the…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has expressed concerns over employees’ non-compliance with the directive to register on the iGOT Karmayogi portal, a key platform under Mission Karmayogi aimed at enhancing public service delivery.In an order issued by Commissioner Secretary General Administration Department (GAD) M Raju, officials were instructed to ensure immediate registration and…