US universities are preparing for potential disruptions to funding, especially for scientific research, after President Donald Trump’s acting budget director issued a sweeping memo directing agencies to halt federal financial grants and loans while the government reviews if the spending complies with recent executive orders.
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 wrote that some federally funded research initiatives at Harvard could be be forced to stop work to comply with Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze in an email to affiliates Tuesday afternoon,
Harvard University has settled two lawsuits accusing the Ivy League school of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitic bullying and harassment on campus.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders cracking down on campus antisemitism and stripping federal funds from K-12 schools that teach critical race theory.
Harvard University has hired a lobbying firm with close ties to President-elect Donald Trump and his inner circle as the Republican prepares to return to the White House last week, records show.
Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff said rate cuts were a "pipe dream" and warned the soaring US national debt could fuel inflation and hit the dollar.
Jewish groups are split in their response; many applauding the president’s action, others bringing up First Amendment concerns.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Wednesday instructing federal agencies to identify and deport international students who broke laws while participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations.
The school has also pledged to partner with an Israeli university and with one of the Jewish groups that sued it.
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While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions threaten racial progress .
President Donald Trump instructed universities, including Harvard, to monitor international students who participated in activities in support of Palestine in an executive order Wednesday evening aimed at combating antisemitism.