Throughout Harvard College’s annual academic calendar, one thing rarely leaves an undergraduate’s mind: summer internships. As the spring semester comes to an end, students anxiously confer with each other about their suitably prestigious occupations, often citing consulting in New York, public policy in Washington, D.C., or start-ups in Silicon Valley. However, not everyone follows Harvard’s […]
On July 3, the Republican-dominated House of Representatives passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” in a 218-214 vote. The extensive legislative package has cemented 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act while pulling federal funding from healthcare, social programs, and higher education. Passing the OBBB is a major step toward the Trump administration’s broader agenda […]
On July 2, the undergraduate organization Harvard Students for Freedom began gathering online signatures across the University’s students on a letter urging Harvard to maintain its opposition to legal and political pressures from the Trump administration. After internally circulating for two days, the letter will start publicly gathering student signatures today, July 4. “What we’re […]
On April 16, the Trump administration first threatened Harvard University’s ability to host international students across its 13 schools. After weeks of contention between University leadership and the federal government, foreign undergraduates have started to join administrative push back and speak out against the government’s actions—despite clear federal disdain for international enrollee activism. “A visa […]
Months of contention between American universities and the federal government have placed student journalism at the epicenter of political commentary. Student publications across the nation have devoted considerable portions of their content to documenting recent public demonstrations and administrative action taking place on college campuses. However, the latest crackdowns from the presidential administration regarding student […]
What is Harvard, and what are its students meant to do with it? Though separated by decades, the Harvard commencement ceremony speeches of Robert Mulé ’77 and Thor Reimann ’25 converge in their attempts to answer these same questions. Each year, Harvard College selects one graduating senior to deliver the Senior English address, a speech […]
“Ideas to Enterprise,” reads the recently updated front page of the official Harvard University website. “Across Harvard’s campus, our students, scholars, and faculty turn ideas into ventures that solve problems and create value.” A series of executive orders and lawsuits in recent months have left the institution struggling to actualize such values. With nearly $3 […]
On June 7, accounts detailing immigration raids located in Paramount—a predominantly Hispanic community in southern Los Angeles County—emerged, confirming reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests that first surfaced on NBC Los Angeles the day before. More than 40 immigrants were detained at a Home Depot and a nearby Ambiance Apparel clothing manufacturer. The news […]
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. […]