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‘Ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom’: Barack Obama reacts to Donald Trump admin’s move to freeze $2.3bn funding for Harvard University

Former US President Barack Obama praised Harvard University for defying what he described as a “ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom,” after the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts over the university’s refusal to comply with new federal directives.“Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting […]

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, […]

Harvard: Harvard University resists Trump’s demands, says it won’t surrender independence for funds

Harvard says it won’t give in to Trump administration, won’t accept the demands. Harvard University took a bold step in resisting the Donald Trump administration’s demands, knowing that it would affect its funds. In a detailed statement, the university said the administration issued an updated and expanded list of demands, warning that Harvard must comply […]

Harvard professors sue Trump administration, allege funding cut violates free speech

Two faculty organisations at Harvard University filed a lawsuit on Friday against the Trump administration, claiming it is violating constitutional rights by threatening to cut billions in federal funding. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and its Harvard chapter are challenging the administration’s decision to review nearly $9 billion in federal funds given to […]

Bashar Masri Donald Trump: Billionaire Bashar Masri, close to Trump admin, resigns from Harvard post following accusations of helping Hamas

American businessman Bashar Masri has been accused of directly helping Hamas in the October 7 attack. Palestinian-American businessman Bashar Masri, who was advising the Donald Trump administration until recently, resigned from his post in the dean’s council at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government after he was accused of directly helping the Hamas in building […]

US Revokes Student Visa: Several Harvard students lose visa, no reasons given; university refuses to share names

Several Harvard students have got their visas revoked by the Trump administration. Amid the Donald Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on international students, several students of Harvard got their visas revoked recently, the university confirmed without revealing any further details for privacy reasons. The Harvard International Office announced that three students and two recent graduates from […]

‘Extremely dangerous’: Harvard professor raises red flag on Trump’s tariffs as markets tank

US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US stock futures plunged on Friday, pointing to deeper losses on Wall Street after China struck back with new tariffs in response to the Trump administration‘s sweeping import duties. The tit-for-tat move intensified investor concerns, sending global markets into a tailspin and wiping out trillions in equity value.The […]

Harvard scientist fails to declare frog embryos in luggage, faces deportation as US cancels visa

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova was detained by ICE and will now be deported to either France or Russia. A Russian scientist, Kseniia Petrova, working at Harvard Medical School, was detained by ICE agents last month at the Boston Airport where she landed from a personal trip to France. The customs officials found frog embryos in […]