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Harvard Sues Trump Administration
Harvard Sues
Trump Administration
Apr 21, 2025 7:30 PM CDT

Harvard Sues Trump Administration

Lawsuit says government hasn't shown any connection between antisemitism and scientific research

(Newser) - Harvard sued the Trump administration on Monday in an effort to keep it from withholding billions of dollars in funding "as leverage to gain control of academic decision making" at the university, the suit says. "Moments ago, we filed a lawsuit to halt the funding freeze because it...

Harvard Turns to Wealthy for Money to Fight Trump

Other alumni who aren't regular donors are responding

(Newser) - Now that Harvard has committed to resisting the Trump administration's attempt to exert control over its policies, the university is looking for the money to bankroll the battle. Harvard's fundraising operation already has contacted some of its biggest givers, the Wall Street Journal reports. And alumni, many of...

Trump's Fight With Harvard Takes Another Big Turn

IRS may revoke its tax-exempt status, reports say

(Newser) - The fight between Harvard and the White House has escalated in even more significant fashion: The IRS is poised to revoke the school's tax-exempt status, two reports say. Details:
  • The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration has asked the agency to revoke the status, and CNN reports that
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Harvard's Resistance to Trump Could Mark a 'Turning Point'

Former President Obama blasts 'unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom'

(Newser) - Academics, alumni, Democratic lawmakers, and former President Obama are backing Harvard's costly decision to resist what it says is "direct governmental regulation" of intellectual conditions at the university. Obama, a graduate of Harvard Law School, blasted the Trump administration's "unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic...

Harvard Has $2.2B in Funds Frozen After Refusing to Comply

Trump administration acted quickly after university refused to make changes it demanded

(Newser) - Within hours of Harvard's announcement that it would not comply with the Trump administration's policy demands, federal officials said $2.2 billion in multiyear grants to the university would be frozen, along with a $60 million contract, the New York Times reports. "Harvard's statement today reinforces...

Harvard Professors Sue Over Trump Administration Threat

Filing responds to list of demands much like other universities have received

(Newser) - The Trump administration's suggestion that it's reconsidering about $9 billion in federal funding for Harvard University has been answered with a pair of lawsuits from professors. The filing Friday in federal District Court in Massachusetts asks for a temporary restraining order to block any suspension of funding, the...

Trump Administration's New Target: Harvard

Task force is reviewing $9B in contracts, grants

(Newser) - The Trump administration says it is carrying out a "comprehensive review" of Harvard University contracts and grants worth around $9 billion. In a joint announcement Monday, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the US General Services Administration said funding was being reviewed by...

Harvard Tuition for Families Making Up to $200K: Zero

Even students with higher-income parents could get a break under changes

(Newser) - Although it's difficult to put a value on education, the price is clear enough: almost $83,000 this school year at Harvard. To change that, the Ivy League announced Monday that it's slashing the cost of tuition, housing, and meals to as little as zero for many students—...

Harvard, Citing Uncertainty Under Trump, Freezes Hiring
Harvard Freezes Hiring
Mar 10, 2025 1:16 PM CDT

Harvard Freezes Hiring

University's president cites uncertainty caused by 'rapidly shifting federal policies'

(Newser) - Harvard University says it has frozen staff and faculty hiring because of "substantial financial uncertainties driven by rapidly shifting federal policies." In a letter to staff , Harvard President Alan Garber said the temporary freeze is intended to "preserve our financial flexibility until we better understand how changes...

Harvard Names Its Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

This year it's Wicked star Cynthia Erivo

(Newser) - Cynthia Erivo, who stars in the hit musical Wicked, was named Tuesday as the 2025 Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the AP reports. The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world's third-oldest still operating, said Erivo will receive...

Harvard Law Enrolls Fewest Black First-Years in 60 Years

Enrollment of white, Asian students climbs following affirmative action ruling

(Newser) - Since 1970, there have typically been 50 to 70 Black students entering their first year at Harvard Law School each fall. This year, there were just 19, representing 3.4% of the class, the New York Times reports, describing this as a consequence of the 2023 Supreme Court decision to...

Suit: Colleges Exploited Students of Divorce Seeking Financial Aid

Harvard, Yale among schools listed in antitrust complaint; College Board also named as defendant

(Newser) - A current Boston University student has teamed up with a Cornell alum to go after dozens of elite private universities that they say conspired to overcharge students, including by exploiting those who had divorced parents. Reuters reports that the proposed class-action lawsuit filed Monday in Illinois names 40 top schools—...

After Affirmative Action Ban, Numbers Emerge on Campuses

Following 2023 SCOTUS ruling, Harvard, other elite schools see a dip in Black student enrollment

(Newser) - Last summer, a Supreme Court ruling squashed affirmative action at colleges and universities across the nation, with the majority deciding that taking race into account during the admissions process was a form of discrimination. Now, the numbers are in at Harvard on the fallout from that decision, with the enrollment...

Ketanji Brown Jackson, Matt Damon Were Once Paired

As partners in drama class at Harvard, where they acted out a scene together from Waiting for Godot

(Newser) - Matt Damon has co-starred with the likes of Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and, of course, longtime pal Ben Affleck. Now, a new name has emerged who's shared the spotlight with the 53-year-old actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter, per People : Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, though...

Harvard Won't Speak Out on Issues That Don't Affect It

Though the university does not consider itself officially 'neutral'

(Newser) - Harvard, one of many universities under fire for its treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters on campus, announced on Tuesday that it is moving toward public neutrality—a position already adopted earlier this year at Columbia. The decision is intended to protect free speech on campus, but some critics don't consider...

Sonia Sotomayor: I've Wept Over SCOTUS Rulings

Liberal member of high court says she's cried after certain cases, likely will again

(Newser) - Even cowgirls and Supreme Court justices get the blues. Justice Sonia Sotomayor confirmed the latter on Friday, revealing that she's wept after certain rulings that she and her colleagues on the high court's bench have handed down, reports CNN . "There are days that I've come to...

Harvard Speaker Veers Off-Script at Commencement

As the 'Harvard Crimson' reports more than 1K exited commencement in protest

(Newser) - As degrees were handed out to 9,262 Harvard graduates on Thursday, more than 1,000 people exited the commencement while chanting "Free, Free Palestine" and "Let them walk," the Harvard Crimson reports. The latter was in reference to 13 Harvard seniors who were told on...

Harvard Will Again Require Test Scores for Admission

Debate has involved whether SAT and ACT help or hurt efforts to diversify student body

(Newser) - Like Yale , Dartmouth, and Brown before it, Harvard has dropped its admissions policy that made submitting standardized test scores optional. The change will apply to Harvard applicants for the fall 2025 term and beyond, after the school had said the tests would not be required for another year, the New ...

Harvard Applications Fall After a Rough Year
Harvard Applications Fall
Mar 29, 2024 4:10 PM CDT

Harvard Applications Fall

Several Ivy League competitors that have had quieter years report increases

(Newser) - After months of criticism of Harvard that included the resignation under fire of its president, student applications for the university's next freshman class have dropped to a four-year low. Figures released Thursday show the school received 54,008 undergraduate applications for the class of 2028, the Wall Street Journal ...

Harvard's Gruesomely Infamous Book Has an Update

University announces it has removed binding made of human skin from 19th-century tome

(Newser) - If you've ever spent a rainy day browsing through Harvard's "Ask a Librarian" FAQ, you may have stumbled upon one particularly gruesome query : "What is the status of the book bound in human skin at Harvard?" After a decade of debate and controversy, that status now...

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