Trump defends block on foreign students at Harvard
US president Donald Trump defended on Sunday his administration’s move to block foreign students at Harvard after a judge suspended the action, branded by the top university as unlawful...
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Judge puts Trump’s foreign student ban at Harvard on hold
A judge suspended Friday the Trump administration's move to block Harvard from enrolling and hosting foreign students after the prestigious university sued, calling the action unconstitutional.
Harvard University sues Trump over block on foreign students
Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Friday over its move to block the prestigious university from enrolling and hosting foreign students in a broadening dispute, a court filing showed.
Trump revokes Harvard’s right to enroll foreign nationals
Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign nationals – more than a quarter of the student body – in a dramatic escalation of the US president’s fight against the prestigious university.
Harvard ploughs $250m into research after US govt cuts
Harvard University says it will plough $250 million into funding ‘critical research’ after the US government announced fresh budget cuts to the elite school.
US administration cuts more Harvard funding
The US government on Tuesday announced fresh funding cuts to Harvard, a day after the elite school’s president said it shared ‘common ground’ with the Trump administration on many issues...
Anxiety, pride as Harvard digs in for Trump ‘blitzkrieg’
Harvard students weave through tree-lined streets and redbrick campus buildings, but beneath the veneer of daily life fear has taken root: the most prestigious university in the United States is bracing for an ‘assault’ by president Donald Trump...
Both anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim sentiment found at Harvard: reports
Harvard University task forces charged with investigating claims of anti-Semitism, and anti-Arab and Muslim hate reported Tuesday that such prejudice had taken root on campus, urging the college to champion the fight against bigotry...
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.
Republicans launch probe into top US university Harvard
Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of president Donald Trump’s attacks on elite institutions.
Trump says ‘joke’ Harvard should be stripped of funds
US president Donald Trump called Harvard a ‘joke’ Wednesday and said it should lose its government research contracts after the prestigious university refused demands that it accept outside political supervision.
Harvard sees $2.2bn funding freeze after defying Trump
Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze on Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism.
Trump threatens $9 bn in Harvard funding over 'anti-Semitism'
The US government will review $9 billion of funding for Harvard University over alleged anti-Semitism on campus, authorities said Monday, after it cut millions from Columbia University, which has also seen fierce pro-Palestinian student protests.
Kumudini trust to hold int’l conference on cancer, palliative care
An international conference on cancer and palliative care is scheduled to be held at Kumudini Complex in Mirzapur of Tangail on May 22, the authorities said at a press conference organised at Kumudini’s Dhaka office on Sunday...
US student Gaza rallies echo Vietnam, other demos: expert
Protest encampments, clashes with police, numerous arrests: for some observers, the demonstrations roiling university campuses across the United States over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza have sparked a sense of deja vu.
