Wall Street Journal slams Trump admin for ‘short-sighted attack’ on Harvard
- The Trump administration barred Harvard University from enrolling international students on May 22, 2025, targeting the institution in a broader campaign in the United States.
- This action followed accusations by President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that Harvard failed to address campus antisemitism and defied federal demands.
- Harvard responded by suing the administration and secured a court order to continue enrolling international students while the dispute proceeds legally.
- A prominent editorial criticized the administration’s policy as counterproductive to making America great, cautioning that it could prompt international talent to seek opportunities in other countries.
- The dispute threatens to affect American higher education's global competitiveness and could harm the economy by limiting access to talented foreign students.
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After Trump’s Offensive Against Harvard, Other U.S. Universities Also Feel Threatened.
NEW YORK.- Donald Trump's surprising decision to ban the admission of foreign students to Harvard University had the academic world all over the past week and projected the looming threat of further attacks on university autonomy.The stupor that caused the move exceeded Harvard's cloisters, and the university authorities throughout the United States were surprised to discover that the federal government could eliminate the right of high-level st…
Wall Street Journal slams Trump admin for ‘short-sighted attack’ on Harvard
The Wall Street Journal slammed President Trump’s administration for delivering a “short-sighted attack” on Harvard University after banning the Ivy League institution from enrolling international students this week. The editorial board wrote that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to rescind Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification on Thursday has thrown all…
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