The standoff between the Trump administration and Harvard University escalated on Monday as the US Department of Education informed the university it would freeze billions in research grants unless Harvard complies with a set of federal demands. In a letter addressed to Harvard President Alan Garber, the Education Department announced that the university would receive…
Harvard University President Alan Garber pushed back on Friday against President Donald Trump’s plan to revoke the school’s tax-exempt status, calling the move ‘highly illegal’ and ‘destructive to Harvard’ in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “Trump’s decision to revoke the school’s tax-exempt status is “highly illegal, unless there is some reasoning that we…
Harvard sees $1.14 million in donations after Trump’s $2.2 billion funding cut Harvard University has witnessed an extraordinary surge in alumni donations following a fierce rebuke from University President Alan M. Garber against U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to cut federal funding. As reported by The Harvard Crimson, the institution received nearly $1.14 million in…
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…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the US is planning to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status amid the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to change certain hiring and academic policies, reported CNN. No announcement has been made on the decision, but reports claimed that it could be announced soon. Meanwhile, the administration has already halted over…