Trump, Harvard and administration
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We budget conservatively, so we’d manage, but for other institutions with tighter margins, it could be a serious problem.”Wesleyan is one of a growing number of schools drawing up contingency plans as Trump uses the levers of his presidential power to reshape higher education and force universities to bow to his demands.
The latest attacks from the Trump administration against the institution are "illegal" steps aiming to retailiate against it, Harvard University President Alan Garber said.
The administration has frozen funding and targeted international students as it presses the university for a stronger response to alleged antisemitism.
Jessica Tang has two degrees from Harvard University but barely donated directly to the school in two decades as an alumnus. She’s even publicly criticized Harvard’s labor practices.
A judge has issued a temporary restraining order ruling that the Trump administration cannot bar international students at Harvard from entering the U.S.
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La Universidad de Harvard obtuvo una suspensión temporal de la prohibición del presidente Donald Trump que impedía a sus estudiantes internacionales ingresar a EE.UU., un revés legal para la administración en su mediática disputa con la institución.
Harvard University has been in a back-and-forth with the Trump administration for months, as the government has taken multiple actions targeting the school. NBC News’ Tyler Kingkade explains how these moves could affect Harvard and other colleges.