Trump says Harvard will ‘have to change its ways’
- On May 22, 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the cancellation of Harvard’s authorization to enroll international students, preventing the admission of new foreign students and requiring those currently enrolled from abroad to transfer elsewhere.
- This action followed escalating conflicts since 2023 related to campus protests over Gaza and the removal of Harvard's president Claudine Gay amid plagiarism accusations.
- The Trump administration cut billions in federal funding to Harvard over refusal to comply with demands on diversity policies and governance, prompting Harvard to file a First Amendment lawsuit.
- Trump stated, "Harvard's got to behave themselves" and called the university "very antisemitic," while threatening to revoke $3 billion in funding and redirect it to trade schools.
- These measures reflect a broader federal effort to control elite universities' policies, with potential implications for federal funding, academic independence, and higher education regulation.
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One Punch 6 Years Ago Resonates Politically
Much has been written about the Trump administration's fight with Harvard and other universities, but the Wall Street Journal traces the broad outlines of the current fight to a single punch in 2019: That year, Hayden Williams got punched in the face after he set up a table at UC...
Harvard professor urges university to embrace ideological balance amid clash with Trump admin
Harvard professor Arthur Brooks said President Donald Trump's attacks on the university were an opportunity for growth, urging for more ideological balance at the Ivy League school.

Trump escalates war with Harvard: 'They're getting in deeper and deeper'
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump escalated his war with Harvard University on Wednesday, accusing it of “treating the country with great disrespect” and suggesting that it should stop fighting his policies. “But Harvard wants to fight. They want to show how smart they are, and they’re getting their a– kicked, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “All they’re doing is getting in deeper and deeper and deeper,” T…
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