A Harvard graduate who assaulted a Jewish classmate has been given a graduate teaching fellowship, and a Columbia Associate Professor who blocked Jewish students has been promoted to full Professor
US District Judge Allison Burroughs wrote that the Trump administration had used allegations of antisemitism at top US universities as a “smokescreen” for advancing its political agenda.
Harvard said to have 'signaled a willingness' to meet the administration's financial demands, reportedly in the range of $500 million - more than twice what Columbia University agreed to pay
'We tried to do things the easy way with Harvard. Now, through their refusal to cooperate, we have to do things the hard way,' said Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin
The Trump administration warned that if Harvard does not immediately implement changes, it will lose all federal financial support, jeopardizing more than $2 billion in grants and contracts
Trump's effort could force Harvard’s Jewish students from Israel — the very people the administration says it is aiming to protect — to leave the country.
Harvard has denied Trump administration charges of alleged bias against conservatives, fostering antisemitism on campus, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party.
The impending final blow to Harvard’s federal funding extends a battle that is ostensibly over the school’s handling of antisemitism and pro-Palestinian protest on campus.
In recent weeks, Trump has frozen billions of federal grants for Harvard, which mainly fund biomedical research. The university has sued to restore the funding, saying the cuts are unlawful and an unconstitutional attack on its free speech rights
A U.S. judge temporarily blocked Trump's decision to revoke Harvard's ability to enroll students from abroad ■ Harvard: 'Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard.' The university has nearly 6,800 foreign students, mostly graduate students from over 100 countries
The lawsuits were brought by Students Against Antisemitism, and by Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education and the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law.
'Even if the letter was a mistake, the actions the government took this week have real-life consequences,' the university said. At the time it was sent, Harvard believed it was still in constructive talks with Trump officials, making the letter's arrival both surprising and damaging
Harvard climate historian Naomi Oreskes spoke at Haaretz's Israel Climate Change Conference on Tuesday, discussing the importance of fearless activism as the new Trump administration commits to anti-environmental measures. 'We can't let the pressure from deniers set us off course,' she says
In a Tuesday letter to senior Harvard administration members, HJAA asserted that the university failed to discipline many students and staff who repeatedly violated codes of conduct.