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News Articles: Harvard University

People walk through a gate as they exit Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University  in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • Education

Trump administration revokes Harvard's ability to enroll international students

International students make up more than a quarter of Harvard University's student body. Harvard says the government's actions, which could cut off a major revenue stream, are "unlawful."

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Jonaki Mehta
A copy of the 1300 version of the Magna Carta on display at the Harvard Law School.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: A wealth of wisdom for a bargain price

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the discovery that what Harvard University thought was a copy of the Magna Carta is actually an original.

May 17, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Simon
People gather to take photos with the John Harvard statue at Harvard University. President Trump made another threat to Harvard's tax-exempt status in a social media post on Friday.

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  • Education

Trump again threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status, saying, 'It's what they deserve!'

Trump's comments on social media marked the latest volley in a battle between the administration and the wealthiest college in the world.

May 02, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
A sculler rows down the Charles River near Harvard University, at rear, on April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • National

Harvard pledges reforms following internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab bias

The university's president convened two panels to study campus antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias last year. Harvard said it will begin implementing at least some of the reports' recommendations.

April 29, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024 in Chicago, Ill.

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  • Politics

Trump's Harvard funding cuts don't put 'America first,' says Massachusetts governor

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey argues President Trump's funding cuts to Harvard University and other universities are detrimental to the economy.

April 29, 2025
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By:
  • A Martínez and
  • Destinee Adams
People cross Harvard Yard at Harvard University on April 17, in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • Education

Inside Harvard's lawsuit against the Trump administration

Harvard's lawsuit questions how freezing research funds will further the administration's goal of eliminating antisemitism on campus.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
Bob Jones III, the president of Bob Jones University, speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 1982. The IRS rescinded the university's tax-exempt status in the 1976.

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  • Education

History shows revoking Harvard's tax status won't be easy — or fast

A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta
President Trump threatened on social media to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard University.

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  • Education

Higher ed war heats up as Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status

The president's comments came after the administration froze $2 billion in federal grants for Harvard after the university rejected what it saw as illegal government demands.

April 15, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Steve Drummond
Harvard University has refused to make changes in hiring, admissions and DEI programs.

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  • Education

Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion after Harvard rejects its demands

The government announced it is freezing more than $2.2 billion, hours after the university refused to make changes it said would "dictate what private universities can teach."

April 14, 2025
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta
Claudine Gay speaks during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University in May. Gay resigned as Harvard's president Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations.

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  • Education

Claudine Gay's resignation highlights the trouble with regulating academic writing

Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism allegations. Experts say improved technology could bring to light more alleged transgressions in past works by other academic leaders.

January 04, 2024
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Ayana Archie
Jacinda Ardern, pictured last summer, resigned as New Zealand's prime minister and left Parliament earlier this year. "I am incredibly humbled to be joining Harvard University as a fellow," she says.

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  • Education

Ex-New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is chosen for Harvard fellowships

Jacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand's prime minister and left Parliament earlier this year, saying that she "no longer had enough in the tank" to continue in politics.

April 26, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch.

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  • Education

Harvard restores fellowship for human rights advocate critical of Israeli policies

After outcry, Harvard restores fellowship for leading human rights advocate who criticized Israeli policies.

January 20, 2023
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By:
  • Simone Popperl
Raquel Coronell Uribe will become the first Latinx president of the Harvard Crimson student newspaper.

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  • Education

Harvard's 148-year-old student newspaper gets its first Latina president

Raquel Coronell Uribe, a history and literature major from Miami, calls the role a "huge" honor: "Even if it took 148 years, I'm thrilled that I get to be in the position to be that first person."

November 15, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow said Thursday that the university will move to end its investments in fossil fuel companies, though stopped short of using the word "divest."

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  • Climate

Harvard University Will Stop Investing In Fossil Fuels After Years Of Public Pressure

Harvard University says it will stop investing its $41.9 billion endowment in the fossil fuel industry, citing the threat of climate change. Activists have called on the university to do so for years.

September 10, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Cornel West, here at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in 2016, suggests in his resignation letter that politics were a factor in Harvard University's decision not to extend tenure to him.

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  • Education

Cornel West Has Announced He's Leaving Harvard And Says The School Has Lost Its Way

In a resignation letter posted to Twitter on Monday, West says the university is suffering from "intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy of deep depths."

July 14, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
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