As of May 15, the Trump administration has frozen about $2.7 billion in federal grants from Harvard University. While the University’s robust endowment should help cushion further cuts, the challenges of digging into such funds leave the institution on unstable fiscal footing. At $53.2 billion, Harvard has the largest endowment across global higher education institutions. […]
Over the past few months, Harvard University has faced significant social, political, and legal turmoil, largely due to targeted challenges from the Trump administration against the school and its policies. The 2025 spring semester brought student movements and potent lawsuits against the federal government—all of which left the campus at the center of national attention. […]
In the 24 hours since the Trump administration announced that Harvard would no longer be able to host international enrollees for the 2025-2026 academic year, University affiliates have stood their ground. “We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action,” University President Alan Garber ’76 wrote in a University-wide message on the morning of May 23. “It […]
On May 23, a federal judge granted Harvard University a temporary restraining order in response to its lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from revoking its Student Exchange and Visitor Program certification. The order came less than two hours after Harvard requested an emergency halt to the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to terminate […]
On May 22, the Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, escalating ongoing tensions between the White House and this Ivy League institution. At a University with approximately 6,800 international enrollees across all its graduate and undergraduate Schools—totaling over a quarter of the institution’s students—this announcement places the status of thousands of […]
On April 22, over 150 American university and college presidents signed a public statement opposing federal interference in U.S. postsecondary institutions. Titled “A Call for Constructive Engagement,” the document was published following meetings convened by the American Association of Colleges and Universities and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. While some institution presidents had […]
As colleges prepare to welcome the class of 2029, students remain uncertain about the new admissions landscape following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to eliminate affirmative action in higher education. After a year of adaptation and growing uncertainty, elite institutions like Harvard and Amherst College are withholding demographic data until the fall, leaving the public […]
50 years ago, on April 30, the capital of South Vietnam fell to Northern Vietnamese forces, unifying the two nations under Communist Party rule. The Fall of Saigon signaled an end to one of the 20th century’s most controversial and bloody wars—both at home and abroad. The deaths of over 3.4 million Vietnamese, as well […]
On Monday, April 28, Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz joined the Institute of Politics John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum for a conversation on the 2024 presidential election, the Democratic Party, and the state of American democracy and politics. ABC News National Political Reporter and Spring 2025 IOP fellow Brittany Shepherd […]
Throughout late March and early April, Harvard University leadership has sent a series of emails to the institution’s affiliates: “The Promise of American Higher Education,” “Upholding Our Values, Defending Our University,” and “Our Commitment to Community,” among others. Written in response to moments of apparent national crisis, these messages raise questions about the role of […]