The Trump administration’s freeze of more than $2 billion in grant funds for Harvard University over allegations of antisemitism on campus was ruled illegal by a federal judge on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs’ decision moves to restore the crucial research funding and sided with Harvard’s arguments that the …
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The authors are staff writers at The Harvard Lampoon, the school’s 150-year-old humor magazine. As college students on the cusp of graduation, we face an uncertain future. We’ve spent the last few years sleeping in class, cheating on homework assignments in our dreams, and discussing the nuances of the Israeli-Palestinian …
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Donald Trump took his war on immigrants up a notch on Wednesday night, issuing an executive order barring nationals from 12 different countries from entering the United States, and another denying visas to any foreign students trying to enter the U.S. to attend Harvard University. The president posted a video …
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After instructing federal agencies to cut off all contracts with Harvard University, the Trump administration is warning the nation’s universities that their federal funding and research grants will only remain safe if the school is compliant with the political goals of the Trump administration. “Universities should continue to be able …
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Harvard University has sued the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and the Department of Justice in response to the Trump administration’s attempt to block the Ivy League school from enrolling international students. “This revocation is a blatant violation of the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, and the …
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The authors are all staff writers at The Harvard Lampoon, the school’s 150-year-old humor magazine. It has been 19 days, four hours, seven minutes, and 33 seconds since Harvard University leapfrogged Rosie O’Donnell to become Donald Trump’s most hated American institution. On April 11, the White House sent a letter …
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The president of Harvard has no plans of backing down in the institution’s defiance of the Trump administration, arguing the government’s threat to freeze $2.2 billion in federal funding violates constitutional rights. “We are defending what I believe is one of the most important lynchpins of the American economy and …
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As the Trump administration freezes billions of dollars in federal funding for universities across America refusing to comply with its list of demands, Harvard University has filed a federal lawsuit against the administration and accused it of violating the First Amendment. “No government — regardless of which party is in …
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Harvard professors are suing the Trump administration over its review of about $9 billion in federal funding for the university following pro-Palestine protests, calling the move a “gun to the head.” In the lawsuit, the professors argue that reviewing the funding is discriminatory and undermines free speech. The move comes …
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Bill Ackman, billionaire founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, has become a new and formidable actor in the American culture wars thanks to his connections to Harvard University. But by stepping into the fray, he inadvertently took up the mantle of a social media archetype that …
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