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Harvard in talks to sell $ 1billion in private equity holdings amid President Donald Trump’s threats: Report

Harvard University and Donald Trump Harvard University‘s endowment is currently negotiating the sale of private equity fund interests valued at approximately $1 billion, according to Bloomberg. The divestment initiative commenced last year, independent of Donald Trump’s funding reduction threats, confirmed the anonymous source with direct knowledge of the situation.The institution’s investment arm, Harvard Management Company, […]

‘Unlawful’: Harvard University files lawsuit to halt $2.2 billion funding freeze by Trump administration

The Trump administration has been engaged in an escalating back-and-forth with the university over its refusal to heed the White House’s demands in exchange for federal funding Harvard University announced on Monday it has filed a lawsuit to stop the administration of US President Donald Trump from blocking its federal funding of more than $2.2 […]

Trump officials call ‘unauthorised’ letter sent to Harvard a ‘mistake’ after clash

Harvard University received an email from the Trump administration last Friday with strict demands on hiring, admissions, and curriculum, which was later called “unauthorised” and a “mistake” after it triggered a clash. The university officials determined that these requirements were too demanding and decided to push back against the White House.Earlier on Monday, the university […]

Harvard vs Donald Trump: Explained in 10 simple points | World News

Harvard is where Mark Zuckerberg built the prototype of Facebook to rate his classmates, where eight US presidents learned the art of governing, and where a university president was recently forced to resign for forgetting how citations work.It’s a symbol of elite ambition, intellectual arrogance, and institutional prestige — all wrapped in crimson. Naturally, Donald […]

After funding cuts Harvard University may also lose ability to enroll foreign students

Harvard University may lose the ability to enroll foreign students if it does not comply with the policy changes suggested by the Trump administration, US Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday.Days after the government stripped the Ivy League university of federal funding and contracts worth over 2 billion, the DHS also terminated grants totaling […]

Barack Obama’s old Harvard University speech goes viral, amid funding freeze by Donald Trump administration

A young Barack Obama is seen delivering the speech A video has emerged of a speech by ex-US President Barack Obama, a Harvard University alumni, from a 1991 protest in support of a law professor, amid the current stand-off between US President Donald Trump and Harvard over the institute’s refusal to implement the Trump administration’s […]

Trump vs Harvard: What’s at stake and why it could change US forever

The Harvard University logo is displayed on a building at the school. On one side: You have the world’s most powerful person, who is determined to break the political and cultural stronghold of elite US universities. On the other: Harvard University, the country’s oldest, richest, and most recognizable academic brand, refusing to yield to what […]

Donald Trump issues new threat after Harvard University defies US govt demands: All you need to know

Harvard defies Trump, faces $2.3bn federal funding freeze US President Donald Trump threatened to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, intensifying an ongoing battle between the White House and the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university. The move came after Harvard rejected a list of policy changes demanded by the Trump administration, including shifts in […]

Harvard defies Trump, hit with $2.2bn funding freeze

US President Donald Trump (File Image) The Trump administration acted quickly Monday to punish Harvard University after it refused to comply with a list of demands from the federal govt that the school said were unlawful.On Monday afternoon, Harvard became the first university to refuse to comply with the administration’s requirements, setting up a showdown […]

Donald Trump’s campus crackdown hits Harvard university – and it’s just the beginning

File photo: Harvard University campus. (Sophie Park/The New York Times) In early April, US President Donald Trump asked a simple, incendiary question in a private White House lunch: “What if we never pay them?” The “them” was Harvard University, and the “pay” was $9 billion in federal grants. As per a New York Times report, […]