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| Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student ban | Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student ban |
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| Harvard President Alan Garber has flatly rejected the White House's sweeping list of demands | Harvard President Alan Garber has flatly rejected the White House's sweeping list of demands |
| The US government has threatened to ban Harvard University from enrolling foreign students after the institution said it would not bow to demands from President Donald Trump's administration and was hit with a funding freeze. | |
| The White House has demanded Harvard make changes to hiring, admissions and teaching practices to help fight antisemitism on campus. | |
| Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has asked for records on what she called the "illegal and violent" activities of its foreign student visa-holders. | Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has asked for records on what she called the "illegal and violent" activities of its foreign student visa-holders. |
| Harvard earlier said it had taken many steps to address antisemitism, and that demands were an effort to regulate the university's "intellectual conditions". | Harvard earlier said it had taken many steps to address antisemitism, and that demands were an effort to regulate the university's "intellectual conditions". |
| "The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights," Harvard President Alan Garber wrote in a message on Monday to the Harvard community. | "The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights," Harvard President Alan Garber wrote in a message on Monday to the Harvard community. |
| The new request from Noem said the institution would lose the "privilege of enrolling foreign students" if it did not comply with the demand for records. | The new request from Noem said the institution would lose the "privilege of enrolling foreign students" if it did not comply with the demand for records. |
| Harvard said it was aware of the new request from Noem, which was made in a letter, the Reuters news agency reported. | Harvard said it was aware of the new request from Noem, which was made in a letter, the Reuters news agency reported. |
| International students make up more than 27% of Harvard's enrolment this year. Even before Noem's statement, billions of dollars hung in the balance for the university, after the freeze of some $2.2 bn (£1.7bn) in federal funding. | International students make up more than 27% of Harvard's enrolment this year. Even before Noem's statement, billions of dollars hung in the balance for the university, after the freeze of some $2.2 bn (£1.7bn) in federal funding. |
| Trump has also threatened to also remove Harvard's valuable tax exemption, the loss of which could cost Harvard millions of dollars each year. US media reports suggest the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started drawing up plans to enact this. | Trump has also threatened to also remove Harvard's valuable tax exemption, the loss of which could cost Harvard millions of dollars each year. US media reports suggest the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started drawing up plans to enact this. |
| Harvard has said there is "no legal basis" to remove its tax exemption, and that "such an unprecedented action would endanger our ability to carry out our educational mission". | Harvard has said there is "no legal basis" to remove its tax exemption, and that "such an unprecedented action would endanger our ability to carry out our educational mission". |
| Harvard just stood up to Trump. How long can it last? | Harvard just stood up to Trump. How long can it last? |
| Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status | Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status |
| Obama calls Trump's freeze of funding unlawful | Obama calls Trump's freeze of funding unlawful |
| Trump launched a renewed attack on the university on Wednesday, saying it could "no longer be considered even a decent place of learning". | Trump launched a renewed attack on the university on Wednesday, saying it could "no longer be considered even a decent place of learning". |
| The administration's attacks on Harvard are not isolated. The government's antisemitism task force has identified at least 60 universities for review. | The administration's attacks on Harvard are not isolated. The government's antisemitism task force has identified at least 60 universities for review. |
| During his presidential campaign, Trump pitched a funding crackdown on universities, painting them as hostile to conservatives. He and Vice-President JD Vance have long railed against higher education institutions. | During his presidential campaign, Trump pitched a funding crackdown on universities, painting them as hostile to conservatives. He and Vice-President JD Vance have long railed against higher education institutions. |
| Polling by Gallup last year suggested that confidence in higher education had been falling over time among Americans of all political backgrounds, particularly Republicans - in part due to a belief that universities push a political agenda. | Polling by Gallup last year suggested that confidence in higher education had been falling over time among Americans of all political backgrounds, particularly Republicans - in part due to a belief that universities push a political agenda. |
| Since taking office, Trump has focused particularly on universities where pro-Palestinian protests have taken place. Some Jewish students have said they felt unsafe and faced harassment on campus. | Since taking office, Trump has focused particularly on universities where pro-Palestinian protests have taken place. Some Jewish students have said they felt unsafe and faced harassment on campus. |
| In March, Columbia University agreed to several of the administration's demands, after $400m in federal funding was pulled over accusations the university failed to fight antisemitism. | In March, Columbia University agreed to several of the administration's demands, after $400m in federal funding was pulled over accusations the university failed to fight antisemitism. |
| These included replacing the official leading its Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies department and pledging to take on a review to "ensure unbiased admission processes". | These included replacing the official leading its Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies department and pledging to take on a review to "ensure unbiased admission processes". |
| Harvard too has made concessions - including by dismissing the leaders of its Center for Middle Eastern Studies, who had come under fire for failing to represent Israeli perspectives. | Harvard too has made concessions - including by dismissing the leaders of its Center for Middle Eastern Studies, who had come under fire for failing to represent Israeli perspectives. |
| But it has drawn the line at the White House's recent list of demands. | But it has drawn the line at the White House's recent list of demands. |
| Watch: 'It's not right' - Students react to Trump freezing Harvard's federal funding | Watch: 'It's not right' - Students react to Trump freezing Harvard's federal funding |