7 hours agoTrump stops Harvard from enrolling foreign students
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(a year ago)The Trump administration has banned Harvard's right to enroll international students, escalating a clash with the oldest university in America. Secretary of National Security Kristi Noem wrote on X that the administration had revoted “the measurement of Harvard's Student and Minister Exchange Programme” as a result of their failure to [...]
Secretary of National Security Kristi Noem wrote to the X that the administration had revoted “the measurement of Harvard's Student Programme and Ministers Exchange” as a result of their failure to abide by the law.
Could this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions throughout the country”, it wrote, BBCFollow Periscope.
The university says there are 9,970 people in its international academic population and data show that 6,793 international students make up 27.2% of those registered in the 2024-25 academic year.
Harvard quickly condemned this action as the illegal “” in a statement Thursday, adding that it is “fully committed to maintaining Harvard's ability to host international students and researchers, who come from more than 140 countries and enrich the University CE and this nation without measure”.
We are working quickly to provide instruction and support to members of our community. This retaliatory move threatens the community of Harvard and our country with serious harm, as well as undermines the Harvard academic and research mission”, university spokesman Jason Newton said.
