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Breaking News

Judge Rules Trump’s Targeting of Pro-Palestine International Students Unconstitutional, Siding With Harvard AAUP

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of international students and professors who participated in pro-Palestine advocacy, handing a victory to a Harvard faculty group that sued this spring.

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Alumni

Former Government Officials File Amicus Brief Against Trump’s Appeal of Blocked International Student Ban

Over twenty former high-ranking government officials filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard on Tuesday, criticizing the Trump Administration’s appeal of a block on the international student ban.

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College

‘Completely Unpredictable’: How Visa Risks Complicated Summer Travel for Harvard’s International Students

International students at Harvard scrambled to coordinate their summer plans in an unstable legal environment.

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College

Blocked By Trump’s Travel Ban, One Iranian Student Wonders If She Will Ever Make It to Harvard

Rozhan Rasti was admitted to Harvard’s Class of 2029. But she can’t enter the United States — and so far, no lawyers have taken up her case against the proclamation that’s keeping her far from campus.

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Harvard Kennedy School

HKS Cancels Contingency Plan Allowing International Students To Study Online, Citing Low Demand

The Harvard Kennedy School quietly abandoned the launch of HKS Global – a proposed contingency plan offering online classes for international students – while continuing to offer enrollment options in Canada.

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College

Early Data Shows 85% of Admits Plan to Join Harvard’s Class of 2029, Despite Federal Attacks and Funding Cuts

Roughly 85 percent of admits accepted their offers to enroll in Harvard College’s Class of 2029, the admissions office revealed in a Saturday meeting with students that included a presentation of preliminary statistics on Harvard’s incoming class.

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Politics

Colombian Presidential Candidate and HKS Grad Miguel Uribe Dies at 39 After Campaign Shooting

Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential candidate with a 2022 degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, died Monday of injuries sustained from a June shooting at a campaign event. He was 39.

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Central Administration

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.

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Politics

DHS Says It Will Not Use May 22 Letter To Revoke Harvard’s SEVP Certification

The Department of Homeland Security will not enforce its May 22 letter revoking Harvard’s certification to host international students, according to a Wednesday court filing — but a longer revocation process remains on the table.

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City Politics

Cambridge Plans To File Amicus Brief Supporting Harvard in Lawsuit Over International Students

The City of Cambridge plans to file an amicus brief supporting Harvard’s lawsuit against attempts by President Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security to revoke its ability to enroll international students.

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College

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.

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Central Administration

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.

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Faculty

Trial in AAUP Lawsuit Concludes With Clash Over First Amendment Rights of Noncitizens

Closing arguments for a faculty group’s lawsuit against the Trump administration’s immigration policies concluded on Monday, leaving the judge to sort through evidence from the two-week trial and dozens of sealed records before making a final ruling.

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Faculty

In AAUP Trial, State Dept. Official Says Criticizing Israel Could Be Grounds for Visa Revocation

A senior State Department official testified Friday that some claims and phrases common to pro-Palestine campus advocacy — including criticism of the state of Israel and calls for universities to divest from Israel — all “could be” grounds for revoking a noncitizen’s visa.

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Faculty

DHS Has Shifted Focus to Immigration Cases Since Trump’s Election, Officials Say in AAUP Trial

Three Department of Homeland Security officials testified Tuesday that their department had noticeably shifted its focus from enforcing criminal laws to addressing immigration cases in the months since President Donald Trump’s election.

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