International students hoping to begin or continue their studies in the United States in 2025 are confronting an unprecedented convergence of policy disruptions. As of mid-June, U.S. embassies and consulates have paused nearly all new student visa interviews globally—a freeze that has now entered its fourth week. This development, with no clear end in sight,…
A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher, Kseniia Petrova, was released from federal custody on Thursday after being charged with smuggling frog embryos into the US. The 30-year-old expressed deep gratitude to her supporters following her release outside a federal building in Boston. “Just want to thank everybody,” Petrova, who was wearing a “Hakuna Matata”…
As President Trump and his team dialed up the pressure on Harvard University last month, threatening to bar its international students, the school issued what was at once a warning and a plea. “Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard,” school officials wrote in a lawsuit asking a judge to stop the federal government’s…
Fidel Castro. (Getty Images) Harvard university, a beacon of liberal academia and a prominent US academic leader, has long displayed a discernible inclination towards leftist ideologies, a trend that has recently drawn sharp criticism from the Trump administration. This perceived political alignment intensified as President Donald Trump, citing Harvard’s opposition to his policies and personal…
Harvard garners widespread support in court battle over academic freedom More than 12,000 Harvard alumni, 21 state attorneys general, and 24 universities, including five Ivy League institutions, have rallied behind Harvard University in a landmark legal fight against the Trump administration. The case, centered on academic freedom, has sparked a nationwide debate as Harvard seeks…
The US State Department directed all US missions abroad and consular sections to resume processing Harvard University student and exchange visitor visas after a federal judge in Boston last week temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on foreign students at the Ivy League institution. In a diplomatic cable sent on June 6 and signed by…
In an extraordinary show of academic solidarity, 18 leading universities — including five Ivy League schools and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — have announced plans to back Harvard University in its legal battle against the Trump administration’s freeze on nearly $3 billion in federal research funding.The coordinated move marks a rare intervention by peer…
हार्वर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी (harvard.edu) Harvard University is actively engaging with prominent domestic and international institutions, such as the University of Chicago and the London Business School, to find alternative arrangements for its international students who may soon face legal barriers to remaining in the United States, according to media reports. This urgent initiative arises amid intensifying…
It sounds different at first, how could one of the world’s most prestigious Ivy League institutions be more accessible than India’s own engineering strongholds? But for thousands of Indian students each year, that’s the sobering reality.Harvard, with its global reputation and ultra-selective admissions, is seen as the pinnacle of academic achievement. Yet for many top…
Judge halts Trump’s order barring international Harvard students — what this means for US student visas Judge halts Trump’s order on Harvard’s international students — what does this mean for the future of student visas?A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s proclamation aimed at preventing international students from entering the US to study…