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Trump brands Harvard 'antisemitic' and a 'threat to democracy' amid funding battle
The tensions between Harvard and the Trump administration appear to be growing as the president calls the university an ...
A blandly titled law from 1946 may play a key role in Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump administration
Soon after the Trump administration announced it was cutting billions of dollars in grants to Harvard University following a ...
Harvard’s Endowment Is $53.2 Billion. What Should It Be For?
The Trump administration’s war on elite universities has forced them to consider whether it’s ever worth dipping into the ...
What’s on the line if Trump takes $2.2B from Harvard? Cancer research and much more
From new cancer therapies to innovative military health care and technology, Harvard's cutting-edge projects are in jeopardy ...
As Trump targets Harvard and nonprofits, wealthy donors are wary of stepping up their giving
Harvard last week received almost 4,000 gifts online totaling more than $1.1 million in the wake of its battle with the Trump ...
Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge’s decision on deportation to Russia
Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova has been detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement since February when she ...
Harvard's endowment holds $7 million per student, still receives $550M from govt annually: report
Fiscal watchdog OpenTheBooks analyzed how much Harvard is getting from the federal government amid its battle with Trump, who ...
Trump Organization Says It Intends to Fire Lawyer Working for Harvard
The move came shortly after President Trump lashed out at the lawyer, William Burck, co-managing partner of litigation ...
In Globe interview, Harvard president Alan Garber casts doubt on Trump administration’s motives in antisemitism campaign
Attacking our research enterprise in the name of attacking antisemitism really gives rise to skepticism about what the goal ...
Scientist for Harvard detained by immigration agents while returning to U.S. with frog embryo samples
It's been 68 days since Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist who until a couple months ago was a researcher at Harvard ...
Harvard Medical researcher sues NIH for cutting grant to study LGBTQ mental health
"This is not just an attack on the LGBTQ community — it is a blow to the integrity of science and the health of every ...