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More Than 14,000 Urge Harvard To Refuse Oversight and ‘Extortion’ From Trump
More than 14,000 students, faculty, alumni, and members of the public signed a letter urging Harvard to reject any deal with the Trump administration that would sacrifice the University’s autonomy.
California Governor Gavin Newsom Calls for Garber’s Resignation Over Potential Trump Deal
California Governor Gavin C. Newsom wrote on social media on Tuesdya that Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 should resign over reports that the University was nearing a deal with the Trump administration.
Trump Administration To Investigate Harvard’s Patents
The Trump administration on Friday launched an investigation into Harvard’s patents derived from federally funded research, threatening intellectual property potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Trump Admin Asks Judge To Dismiss Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Threats to International Students
Lawyers for the federal government on Friday moved to dismiss Harvard’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempts to prevent the University from hosting international students.
Harvard Spends Record-High $270,000 on Lobbying in Second Quarter of 2025
Harvard spent $270,000 lobbying the federal government between April and June as it ramped up efforts to counter mounting political and financial pressures from Washington, according to disclosures filed last month.
Harvard President Garber Tells Faculty He Is Not Considering a $500 Million Deal With Trump
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has told faculty that a deal with the Trump administration is not imminent and denied that the University is considering a $500 million settlement, according to three faculty members familiar with the matter.
Congressional Democrats Threaten To Investigate If Harvard Settles With Trump Administration
Fourteen House and Senate Democrats warned Harvard on Thursday that they would consider launching a congressional investigation into any major settlement between the University and the Trump administration.
House Republicans Zero In on Now-Defunct Training Program to Accuse Harvard Kennedy School of CCP Ties
A Republican-led House committee accused the Harvard Kennedy School of partnering with an organization linked to the Chinese Communist Party in a Wednesday letter to Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76.
Some Faculty Urge Harvard To Hold Out Against a Trump Deal, While Others Shift Focus to ‘Harm Reduction’
A steady trickle of news from the negotiating table has pushed even some opponents of a Harvard-Trump deal to focus instead on drawing lines in the sand against concessions they find unacceptable.
Rabbi Getzel Davis To Lead New Presidential Initiative on Interfaith Engagement
Harvard announced a new presidential initiative on interfaith engagement on Wednesday, accepting recommendations from two University task forces on bias against Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian affiliates to increase pluralistic programming at the University.
Harvard Will Turn Over I-9 Forms for Most University Employees in Response to DHS Inquiry
Harvard will turn over I-9 forms for nearly all employees in response to a subpoena and inspection by the Department of Homeland Security, the University’s human resources office wrote in an email to current and recent employees on Tuesday afternoon.
Harvard Announces 2 New Partnerships With Israeli Universities
Harvard announced a new undergraduate study abroad program with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and launched a postdoctoral fellowship for Israeli scientists at Harvard Medical School on Monday in a dramatic expansion of the University’s academic and institutional ties to Israel.
Trump Presses Harvard To Pay More Than Columbia in Federal Settlement
The White House is pushing Harvard for a major financial settlement in negotiations to restore more than $2 billion in frozen funds, according to a person familiar with the talks — and demanding that Harvard cough up even more than Columbia University did earlier this week.
State Department Launches Investigation Into Harvard’s Participation in J-1 Visa Program
The United States State Department launched an investigation on Wednesday into Harvard’s compliance with the Exchange Visitor Program, which allows universities to sponsor short-term J-1 visas for international instructors, researchers, and certain students.
Before Sending April 11 Demands, Trump Administration Privately Floated an Aggressive Agenda to Harvard
A confidential memo, later published in court documents, shows that the Trump administration had already shared an aggressive ‘menu’ of reforms with Harvard, a week before government officials sent a second list of demands that the University rejected.
