Trump continues his targeting of Harvard. Trump admin asks IRS to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-asks-irs-revoke-harvards-tax-exempt-status
Noem threatens Harvard’s ability to enroll international students Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem threatened to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, the latest broadside from the Trump administration against the Ivy League school. Noem ordered the university to submit records on what she says is “illegal and violent activities” from international students by April 30, or Harvard would suffer the “immediate loss of Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification,” according to a DHS press release released late Wednesday. The certification program is what allows institutions to enroll foreign students.
Interesting summary... Harvard has an endowment of over $50 billion. So why do federal cuts of a few billion matter? https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/us/harvard-university-endowment/index.html
Many of them simply renamed DEI to something else and kept all of there staff, policies, and offices in place. Nearly 400 Colleges and Universities Refuse to Close DEI Offices https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/20/nearly-400-colleges-universities-refuse-close-dei-offices/
We will see how this goes for Harvard. Harvard University Sues Trump Administration Harvard sued the Trump administration, fighting back against its threats to slash billions of dollars from the school’s research funding as part of a crusade against the nation’s top colleges. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/harvard-lawsuit-trump-administration.html