US President Donald Trump’s adviser on science and technology Jonathan Garber said Harvard University is based on research and not on political views. “It hurts Harvard but it hurts the country because research funding is not a gift and is awarded by the federal government,” he added. Harvard has been criticised over antisemitism on campus and its assertion that Harvard lacks political “viewpoint diversity”.
Learn more →Harvard University on Friday said that the US government has revoked its ability to enrol international students. This comes after Harvard sued the Trump administration for revoking its ability to enrol international students. Harvard said that the administration sought to prevent the school from enroling thousands of international students. The university added that international students contribute $43.8 billion to the US economy.
Learn more →Harvard University’s athletic programme will not be allowed to take international student visas under a Trump administration decision made on Thursday. This comes after the US revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol international students revoked its SEVIS status. Students have an impossible situation due toHarvard’s revocation of its SEVIS status, the suit claims.
Learn more →The US government has imposed a freeze on $22 billion in multi-year grants to Harvard University after it rejected demands that it change the hiring, admissions and other policies on anti-Semitism on its campus. Harvard said it has taken steps to address the issue. In March, the government had announced an investigation into 60 universities for allegedly failing to protect Jewish students.
Learn more →Harvard University’s President Claudine Gay, the first person of colour to hold the post at Harvard, has resigned following allegations of plagiarism in her works. Gay’s resignation comes after she appeared before a US House committee last month to answer questions about allegedly plagiarising other people’s work. Gay had apologised after a review found some instances of inadequate citation.
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