Harvard sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday over its multibillion dollar cuts to the University’s research funding, accusing the White House of undertaking an arbitrary and unconstitutional campaign to punish Harvard
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- Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has long avoided direct confrontation with threats from Washington he has long acknowledged. Now faced with a barrage of funding cuts, Garber may find himself pushed into a fight. w/ @dhruvtkpatel
- The Harvard Corporation and the Harvard Board of Overseers — the University’s governing bodies— convened on campus over the weekend to prepare a response to the Trump administration’s $9 billion ultimatum.
- Rep. Comer and Rep. Stefanik opened an investigation into alleged civil rights violations at Harvard. The Thursday letter alleged that Garber was “unwilling to prevent unlawful discrimination.” Read more in @thecrimson
- Trump issued a pause on the disbursement of federal funding to nonprofit organizations, states, and colleges and universities, including Harvard. The pause will go into effect today at 5 pm. w/ @dhruvtkpatel
- Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny Pritzker, who helms the University's highest governing body, said Harvard was "all over" supporting students that had their visas revoked Read more in @thecrimson w/ @dhruvtkpatel
- Last week, Harvard hired Ballard Partners , a lobbying firm with ties to several of President-elect Donald Trump’s top advisers, as it prepares for additional political challenges under a more aggressive White House. w/ @dhruvtkpatel
- Residents and former staff of three shelters operated by Bay Cove Human Services in Cambridge alleged that staff members berated residents and shelters persistently harbored unsanitary conditions. One last housing article w/ @laurelmshugart
- More than one year after their founding, Harvard’s task forces on combating antisemitism and Islamophobia have yet to issue their final recommendations — missing their fall 2024 deadline by months. w/ @dhruvtkpatel
