A federal judge in Boston on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration’s move to strip Harvard University of its ability to enrol international students, handing the Ivy League school a key win as it fights back against a series of federal sanctions and tensions with the White House.Judge Allison Burroughs’ decision ensures Harvard can continue […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio US secretary of state Marco Rubio is pushing to investigate whether Harvard University violated federal sanctions by collaborating on a health insurance conference in China that may have included officials blacklisted by the US govt, according to people familiar with the matter and documents seen by the NYT.Rubio signed […]
Harvard University on Monday asked a federal judge to issue a summary judgment ordering the unfreezing of $2.5 billion in federal research funding that has been halted by the Trump administration, which Harvard says is illegal.The university contends that the freeze jeopardizes over 950 critical research projects, including those related to national security and public […]
The TOI correspondent in Washington: Daughters of Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney and China’s leader Xi Jinping are among Harvard students being targeted for expulsion by MAGA principals amid the Trump administration’s drive to tame liberal US universities seen as being out of sync with the current White House outlook. MAGA-aligned outlets reported over the […]
Trump on Chinese students after visa crackdown (AP) US president Donald Trump, on late Friday, allayed Chinese students’ worries amid his administration’s crackdown on academia.A reporter asked Trump about his message to the Chinese college students in the US, to which he replied, “They’re going to be ok. It’s going to work out fine.”“We just […]
US President Donald Trump’s long feud with Harvard University reportedly stemmed not from Barron Trump’s alleged rejection—as was rumored—but from Trump’s own failure to gain admission in 1964. “But the other thing is that, by the way, he didn’t get into Harvard. So one of the Trump things is always holding a grudge against the […]
US state department (Image credits: ANI) The US state department ordered all its consular offices around the world to carry out extra checks on visa applicants planning to travel to Harvard University for any reason, according to an internal cable reviewed by Reuters on Friday.The May 30 cable, signed by secretary of state Marco Rubio, […]
The only daughter of Chinese President Xi Jinping and renowned soprano Peng Liyuan, Xi Mingze has spent most of her life cloaked in secrecy. From carefully staged public appearances to tightly controlled media coverage, her existence has been shielded by the full weight of the Chinese state. Yet, in what now seems like a geopolitical […]
Harvard flooded with transfer requests as Donald Trump’s crackdown rattles international students Harvard University is grappling with a wave of panic and transfer requests from foreign students after US President Donald Trump administration’s crackdown sought to block the school from hosting international scholars, according to new court filings.Maureen Martin, the university’s director of immigration services, […]
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (Image credits: ANI) Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has criticised the Trump administration’s decision to freeze student visa interviews and consider strict social media screening for international students. He called it a “reckless decision” that could damage the country’s economy and national security.Krishnamoorthi also said that shutting international students out […]
