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Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out be extremely rare

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30

The Independent UK

Magna Carta ‘copy’ wrongly catalogued in 1940s found to be original

Tests were carried out on the Harvard Law School Library document and it was confirmed to be an original issue of the Magna Carta from 1300.

Evening Standard

Harvard’s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say

Document issued by Edward I in 1300 was bought by law school library for just $27 in 1946

The Guardian - UK

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Russian scientist held in Ice jail charged with smuggling frog embryos into US

Kseniia Petrova, Harvard researcher arrested in February, faces deportation as lawyer calls case ‘meritless’

The Guardian - US

Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos into United States

A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher has been charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos into the country

The Independent UK

Harvard joins colleges moving to self-fund some research to offset federal funding cuts

Harvard University is putting up $250 million of its own money to continue campus research amid a federal funding freeze imposed by the Trump administration, but the school’s president warns of sacrifices ahead

The Independent UK

Joseph Nye obituary

US international affairs scholar who pointed to soft power as a complement to military and economic might

The Guardian - UK

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David Souter obituary

Former US supreme court justice nominated by George HW Bush who consistently voted with its liberal wing

The Guardian - UK

Trump news at a glance: president gives Syria ‘chance at greatness’ with promise of sanctions relief

Trump announced Syrian sanctions relief alongside a $142bn arms deal with Saudi Arabia. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 13 May 2025 at a glance

The Guardian - US

Trump administration cuts another $450m in Harvard grants in escalating row

Cuts come in addition to $2.2bn in suspended contracts and grants, as US president seeks to pressure Ivy League school.

Al Jazeera

Harvard loses another $450 million in grants in escalating battle with Trump administration

President Donald Trump's administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy League school pushed back against government allegations it’s a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism

The Independent UK

Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ proposes a MAGA bank account for kids. What does it mean?

Tax-advantaged account can be opened for children aged eight and under born between 2025 and 2028

The Independent UK

Harvard says it won't abandon ‘core’ principles to meet Department of Education demands

Harvard University has responded to threats from the Education Department to halt grant funding to the Ivy League school

The Independent UK

More than half of Americans tell Trump to stay away from colleges and disapprove of his higher education attacks

Targeting of universities is out of step with the wider American public, which sees such institutions as key to scientific research, new ideas, and innovation, according to new research

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The Guardian - US

‘From all sides’: universities in red states face attacks from DC and at home

As universities begin to push back on Trump’s policies, those in Republican-led states face multiple threats

The Guardian - UK

The art of dealing with Donald Trump? Don’t fight him alone

This week’s trade deal is a boost for Keir Starmer. But a lasting win will only come by joining forces with other nations to resist the US president’s entire destructive agenda, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Conversation

Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, and some media outlets have reported that the Internal Revenue Service is taking steps in that direction.

Latin Times

Education Secretary Blasted as 'Illiterate' for Threatening Harvard With Letter Riddled With Grammatical Errors: 'Writes Like a 3rd Grader'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is facing ridicule online for chastising Harvard University with a letter full of grammatical errors.

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The Independent UK

NY Times reporter filed HR complaint because editor threatened to ‘kill’ him over story length

Sources told The Independent that Times staffers were ‘baffled’ that reporter Rob Copeland filed an HR complaint because it was obvious that editor Ellen Pollock was joking about the so-called ‘death threat’

The Independent UK

Harvard’s biggest donors have mixed feelings about the college’s standoff with Trump

Donors call Trump’s demands ‘overreaching and excessive’ even as they believe the college needs to take steps to address campus antisemitism

The Guardian - US

University of Washington faces federal review after pro-Palestinian protest

Trump administration launches review after what it calls ‘recent incidents of antisemitic violence’ at school

Reason

Steven Pinker: Can Harvard Be Saved?

The Harvard psychologist discusses recent gains for free speech at Harvard, growing political and ideological threats to academic freedom, and the importance of shared knowledge in sustaining truth and progress.

The Independent UK

A tax on college endowments began in Trump's first administration. It could soon rise

A tax on the endowments of America’s wealthiest colleges began during President Donald Trump’s first administration, collecting 1.4% of their investment earnings

The Guardian - US

‘The universities are the enemy’: why the right detests the American campus

For centuries, the academy was exclusive to the Christian elite. When that began to change, an onslaught began

International Business Times

Trump Administration Freezes Future Federal Research Grants To Harvard

The freeze, which is expected to impact over $1 billion annually, will target research grants and will not affect Pell Grants or student loan funding.

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