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The Latest Breaking News from Harvard University

Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administration

Statement signed by Harvard, Princeton and Brown leaders denounces White House’s ‘undue government intrusion’

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Harvard sues White House; president backs Hegseth in Signal scandal

Harvard president issues damning statement accusing Trump administration of harming health research – key US politics stories from 21 April

The Guardian - US

Harvard Sues Trump Over US Federal Funding Cuts

Harvard sued US President Donald Trump's administration Monday in a sharp escalation of the fight between the prestigious university and the Republican, who has threatened its funding and sought to impose outside political supervision.

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Harvard sues Trump admin

The nation's oldest university has been locked in a heated battle with the Trump-led Department of Education

Salon

Harvard sues Trump over $2.2 billion funding freeze as free speech battle heats up between White House and Ivy League school

Trump administration officials had demanded that the prestigious university crack down on student protests and screen international applicants for their political opinions

The Independent UK

Harvard University sues Trump administration over funding freeze

The Ivy League school has filed suit to halt a US federal freeze on more than $2.2bn in grants.

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Harvard University sues Trump administration to halt freeze of federal grants

The Trump administration announced it would freeze more than $2.2 billion (€2bn) in grants and contracts after the Ivy League school refused to comply with its demands to limit activism on campus.

Euronews

Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’

University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demands

The Guardian - US

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Harvard University has announced that it's suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus

The Independent UK

Furious Trump officials are planning to pull a further $1 billion in funding from Harvard

Harvard University has the largest endowment of any college in the United States but still relies on the government to fund research

The Independent UK

Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times

The Trump administration is demanding that at least 60 U.S. colleges and universities change their policies or lose out on billions of dollars in federal funding.

The Conversation

Trump Administration Plans To Freeze $1B More In Funding As Standoff With Harvard Escalates

The move follows last week's suspension of $2.2 billion in multiyear grants and $60 million in contract funding after Harvard refused to comply with a series of policy demands issued by the administration.

International Business Times

Trump news at a glance: Hegseth reportedly had Yemen Signal chat with wife, brother

Defence secretary reportedly sent the group flight schedules for strikes on Houthis; draft order calls for drastic restructure of state department – key US politics stories from 20 April

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The Independent UK

Police investigate shooting on subway platform that led to Harvard students sheltering in place

Transit police in Boston are investigating a shooting on a subway platform near Harvard University that prompted the school to issue a shelter-in-place order for students and staff

The Guardian - US

Massachusetts governor calls Trump’s attacks on Harvard ‘bad for science’

Maura Healey says president targeting universities hurts US ‘competitiveness’ and affects research and hospitals

The Guardian - US

The Trump-Harvard showdown is the latest front in a long conservative war against academia

President’s attack on universities echoes efforts by Reagan and McCarthy – but experts say ‘we’re seeing much worse’

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s political bullying of Harvard will do nothing to foster diversity of thought

Substituting liberal biases with conservative will only serve to subvert academic objectivity

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Mass anti-Trump protests sweep nation; supreme court issues midnight order

Protesters pour into the streets from east coast to west in second wave of demonstrations this month – key US politics stories from Saturday 19 April at a glance

The Independent UK

Trump administration’s letter of demands to Harvard that sparked standoff ‘sent without authorization’ - report

The letter from the White House’s task force on antisemitism triggered a standoff between the Trump administration and the historic institution that continues to rumble on

Reason

Is Trump Administration Confrontation with Harvard Due to a Mistake?

An interesting report that suggests some internal disagreement over how to handle higher education.

The Guardian - US

The showdown between Harvard and the White House – day by day

After months of pressure to defend itself, Harvard rejected demands from the Trump administration

Reason

Can Harvard Lose Tax Exemption for "Pushing Political, Ideological, and Terrorist Inspired/Supporting 'Sickness'"?

Just as the government can't generally deny tax exemptions to groups that engage in supposed "hate speech," so it may not deny tax exemptions to universities that promote or tolerate ideological agendas that the government disapproves of.

The Guardian - US

What would it mean for Trump to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status?

After cutting off $2.26bn in funding, the US president reportedly gave the IRS a potentially illegal order

International Business Times

Trump Labels Harvard 'A Disgrace,' Escalates Funding Freeze in Clash Over Ideology

President Donald Trump called Harvard University "a disgrace" and froze $2.2 billion in federal funding, accusing the Ivy League giant of antisemitism and rejecting demands to dismantle DEI programs and reform admissions.

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