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What cheers at Harvard and boos at Columbia reveal about Trump’s campus war
When Harvard President Alan Garber took the stage at commencement, he was met with cheers. Days earlier, Columbia acting ...
‘A stress test’: Harvard has a $53 billion endowment. As Trump’s assault escalates, will it cash out?
The university endowment is an enormous asset, but tapping it isn’t as simple as withdrawing cash from an ATM.
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No entry of foreign students: Trump bans Harvard from admitting new international students, citing national security
The Trump administration claims the decision is rooted in national security. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had ...
With a war on Harvard raging, religious colleges get big tax break in Trump spending bill
Trump's spending bill, now headed to the Senate, would exempt religious colleges from a big tax increase on endowments.
Harvard Argues Cutting Off Its Government Funding Is Wasteful
Harvard officials, in a new court filing on Monday, detailed the extent of cuts that the Trump administration had made to a ...
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House Narrowly Passes GOP Tax Bill Targeting Harvard’s Endowment with 21 Percent Tax
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping Republican-backed tax and spending bill Thursday that would impose a 21 ...
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With a war on Harvard raging, religious colleges get big tax break in Trump spending bill
Harvard fight Trump-Harvard clash heats ... said it had “serious concerns about the endowment tax in principle.” But it welcomed the break for religious schools. The organization hopes ...
Harvard grads cheer commencement speakers who call for the school to stand strong
Harvard graduates celebrated commencement on Thursday at a pivotal time for the Ivy League school, cheering speakers who ...
Harvard Derangement Syndrome
In my 22 years as a Harvard professor, I have not been afraid to bite the hand that feeds me. So I’m hardly an apologist when ...
Trump's multi-pronged attack on Harvard explained
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is waging a campaign against Harvard University, the country's oldest and ...