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Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’

University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demands

The Guardian - US

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Harvard University has announced that it's suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus

The Independent UK

Furious Trump officials are planning to pull a further $1 billion in funding from Harvard

Harvard University has the largest endowment of any college in the United States but still relies on the government to fund research

The Independent UK

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Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times

The Trump administration is demanding that at least 60 U.S. colleges and universities change their policies or lose out on billions of dollars in federal funding.

The Conversation

Trump Administration Plans To Freeze $1B More In Funding As Standoff With Harvard Escalates

The move follows last week's suspension of $2.2 billion in multiyear grants and $60 million in contract funding after Harvard refused to comply with a series of policy demands issued by the administration.

International Business Times

Trump news at a glance: Hegseth reportedly had Yemen Signal chat with wife, brother

Defence secretary reportedly sent the group flight schedules for strikes on Houthis; draft order calls for drastic restructure of state department – key US politics stories from 20 April

The Guardian - US

Police investigate shooting on subway platform that led to Harvard students sheltering in place

Transit police in Boston are investigating a shooting on a subway platform near Harvard University that prompted the school to issue a shelter-in-place order for students and staff

The Independent UK

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Massachusetts governor calls Trump’s attacks on Harvard ‘bad for science’

Maura Healey says president targeting universities hurts US ‘competitiveness’ and affects research and hospitals

The Guardian - US

The Trump-Harvard showdown is the latest front in a long conservative war against academia

President’s attack on universities echoes efforts by Reagan and McCarthy – but experts say ‘we’re seeing much worse’

The Guardian - US

Trump’s political bullying of Harvard will do nothing to foster diversity of thought

Substituting liberal biases with conservative will only serve to subvert academic objectivity

The Guardian - UK

Trump news at a glance: Mass anti-Trump protests sweep nation; supreme court issues midnight order

Protesters pour into the streets from east coast to west in second wave of demonstrations this month – key US politics stories from Saturday 19 April at a glance

The Guardian - US

Trump administration’s letter of demands to Harvard that sparked standoff ‘sent without authorization’ - report

The letter from the White House’s task force on antisemitism triggered a standoff between the Trump administration and the historic institution that continues to rumble on

The Independent UK

Is Trump Administration Confrontation with Harvard Due to a Mistake?

An interesting report that suggests some internal disagreement over how to handle higher education.

Reason

The showdown between Harvard and the White House – day by day

After months of pressure to defend itself, Harvard rejected demands from the Trump administration

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Can Harvard Lose Tax Exemption for "Pushing Political, Ideological, and Terrorist Inspired/Supporting 'Sickness'"?

Just as the government can't generally deny tax exemptions to groups that engage in supposed "hate speech," so it may not deny tax exemptions to universities that promote or tolerate ideological agendas that the government disapproves of.

The Guardian - US

What would it mean for Trump to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status?

After cutting off $2.26bn in funding, the US president reportedly gave the IRS a potentially illegal order

International Business Times

Trump Labels Harvard 'A Disgrace,' Escalates Funding Freeze in Clash Over Ideology

President Donald Trump called Harvard University "a disgrace" and froze $2.2 billion in federal funding, accusing the Ivy League giant of antisemitism and rejecting demands to dismantle DEI programs and reform admissions.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Trump administration takes aim at Harvard international students and tax-exempt status

President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status

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The Guardian - US

If Harvard, armor-plated by history and padded with funds, can’t beat Trump, no one can

The awe-inspiring might of the government is pitted against the might of the revered US university: let the fight begin

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: IRS reportedly weighs revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status

Probably illegal move is latest Trump attack on higher education. Plus: the rancher’s dog who led a two-year-old to safety

The Guardian - US

Harvard shows resistance is possible. But universities must join forces

Far too many academics are repeating propaganda about a ‘free speech crisis’. It’s time for a shared strategy

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president takes aim at Harvard, threatening tax-exempt status

The IRS is reportedly planning to revoke Harvard’s tax exemption, a move that would cost the university millions – key US politics stories from Thursday 17 April at a glance

Capital & Main

The Crackdown on Campuses Is a Crackdown on Unions

Many students losing visas and research funding are union members. Some in the labor movement are pushing back.

Reason

Trump Threatens Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status

Apparently freezing $2 billion in federal funding wasn't enough.

The Independent UK

Appeals court warns of mounting ‘crisis’ over Trump’s refusal to ‘facilitate’ Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return

Reagan-appointed appellate judge slams Trump for trying to ‘stash away residents in foreign prisons’ without due process

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