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How Harvard and Allston slowly thawed a chilly relationship
Harvard was in the driving seat of a decade-long land grab in Allston, a stealthy play that sowed distrust in the community.
Linda McMahon blasts Harvard in scathing letter telling elite university it will no longer get federal grants
Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a scathing letter to Harvard President Alan Garber, slamming the school and saying ...
Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way
An organization that loses its status, whether it’s a university like Harvard, a food bank, a homeless shelter or any other kind of charity, is suddenly subject to federal income tax. It also loses ...
No more federal grants for Harvard University until it meets White House demands, Trump administration letter says
The letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon marks a major escalation of Trump’s battle with the university.
Harvard president pressed on why Americans hate university, acknowledges 'real problems we should address'
Alan Garber, the president of Harvard University was asked about why Americans hate Harvard and other elite institutions ...
Harvard vs. Trump: A Timeline of Escalating Federal Pressure on America’s Top University
F ederal pressure on Harvard University is entering a decisive new phase. On Monday, the Trump Administration announced it would block the country’s oldest university from receiving any new federal ...
Jodie Foster praises Harvard for taking ‘the gloves off,’ accepts Radcliffe Medal in Cambridge
The Oscar-winning star was in Cambridge to accept the Radcliffe Medal as part of the Radcliffe Day 2025 festivities. Since 1987, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University has ...
Harvard professor reveals university was 'not ready' after Oct 7 as Trump revokes tax-exempt status
A Harvard school of Public Health professor spoke out after scathing internal reports unveiled antisemitism and islamophobia ...
Harvard professors pledge to take pay cut in support of university's fight against Trump administration
Harvard University professors are pledging to take a pay cut to help the school fight the Trump administration.
Stand and fight? Or cut a deal? Wealthy donors have mixed feelings about Harvard’s standoff with Trump.
Some major donors — including the kind with buildings named after them — have been frustrated with the university’s response, ...