U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is close to finalizing a deal with Harvard University, which could defuse one of the highest-profile fights between his administration and U.S. higher education. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/world/trump-500-million-harvard-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #harvard #universities #us #donaldtrump
Harvard University scored a major legal victory in its battle with President Donald Trump's administration after a court ruled that the U.S. illegally froze more than $2 billion in research funding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/world/crime-legal/harvard-funding-freeze-illegal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #harvard #us #donaldtrump
Aral Balkan
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"More than 120 education scholars have condemned the cancellation of an entire issue of an academic journal dedicated to Palestine by a Harvard University publisher as 'censorship'".
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/aug/14/harvard-journal-israel-gaza-cancellation
@palestine#Palestine#Israel#Gaza #academia #education#Harvard
"More than 120 education scholars have condemned the cancellation of an entire issue of an academic journal dedicated to Palestine by a Harvard University publisher as 'censorship'".
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/aug/14/harvard-journal-israel-gaza-cancellation
@palestine#Palestine#Israel#Gaza #academia #education#Harvard
Also Friday, #Commerce Secy Howard Lutnick sent a letter to Alan M. Garber, #Harvard’s president, claiming that the #university had not lived up to its obligations surrounding federally funded #patents, which are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Acc/to the letter, the agency will begin a comprehensive review of Harvard’s compliance w/federal #law.
The new pressures on Harvard come during a week when the govt had also taken significant steps to bring other schools into line with its agenda.
#Trump stepped up pressure on #Harvard Friday, adding a new investigation into the university’s #patents & renewing a host of claims that the #university is unfit to host #InternationalStudents.
[The Trump admin filed a court motion Friday accusing] Harvard of failure to control crime, & claims that Harvard’s leadership has “shown itself to be incapable of properly hosting, monitoring, disciplining, & reporting on its foreign students.”
#law#AcademicFreedom #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-harvard-patent-investigation-international-students.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
As a growing number of the wealthiest U.S. colleges capitulate in their battles with Washington, the strain from lost and frozen federal funding is pressuring the remaining holdouts to cut a deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/world/politics/universities-cut-deals-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #universities #education #cornell #harvard #colombia #us #donaldtrump #republicans
#BostonWeekend 25/x
EDIT: Sat #LIBRARIES Book Sale at the Central #Boston Library from 10-4p https://www.citywidefriendsbpl.org//
#BostonBooks#Library#BookSale
EDIT: Sat #LIBRARIES Book Sale at the Central #Boston Library from 10-4p https://www.citywidefriendsbpl.org//
#BostonBooks#Library#BookSale
#BostonWeekend 26/x
Sun #MEMORIALDRIVE closes to cars 11-7 in #CambridgeMA - perfect day for it, sunny and low 80s - walk or roll slow and carefully and enjoy a quieter waterfront, its a lovely time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCFINzOOsg
https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/memorialdrive
#Cambridge#Boston#Harvard #BikeTooter
Sun #MEMORIALDRIVE closes to cars 11-7 in #CambridgeMA - perfect day for it, sunny and low 80s - walk or roll slow and carefully and enjoy a quieter waterfront, its a lovely time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCFINzOOsg
https://www.cambridgema.gov/streetsandtransportation/memorialdrive
#Cambridge#Boston#Harvard #BikeTooter
Ariadne Conill 🐰:therian:
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#Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery.
He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved
Cory Doctorow
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#Harvard, Univ of #Toronto reach contingency plan for international students to finish studies in #Canada
« Students who are unable to re-enter the U.S. will have to apply for a Canadian study permit and would be enrolled as full-time, non-degree students at U of T's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. » #cdnpoli
#Harvard, Univ of #Toronto reach contingency plan for international students to finish studies in #Canada
« Students who are unable to re-enter the U.S. will have to apply for a Canadian study permit and would be enrolled as full-time, non-degree students at U of T's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. » #cdnpoli
#Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery.
He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved
In the wake of Trump's attacks on their institution, Harvard made their online courses on the US government, the US constitution, civic engagement, and more... available for FREE.
✅ Government Courses | Harvard University
https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/government
#trump #civil #harvard #education
Ulrike Hahn
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Grant Watch obtained the full list of #NIH terminations at #Harvard. Lowlights:
- 659 total grants at Harvard in the NIH-created list
- $2.19 billion in total award value
- $960 million in award remaining
See them in the "Harvard" tab in our database: https://grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
That brings the total NIH grant cancellations to over 2,000 and near $10B in total value.
Ulrike Hahn
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Grant Watch obtained the full list of #NIH terminations at #Harvard. Lowlights:
- 659 total grants at Harvard in the NIH-created list
- $2.19 billion in total award value
- $960 million in award remaining
See them in the "Harvard" tab in our database: https://grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
That brings the total NIH grant cancellations to over 2,000 and near $10B in total value.
jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
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Harvard Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/world/europe/harvard-magna-carta-original.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.6QTn.aYJOq6jhtjYF#Harvard#MagnaCarta
Harvard Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/world/europe/harvard-magna-carta-original.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.6QTn.aYJOq6jhtjYF#Harvard#MagnaCarta
@violenteastcoastcity It's funny and already a #meme but I couldn't find a single source that #Harvard did or publish it.
It's one of these social media jokes, perhaps a student began. There are also different versions of corrections - many on social media made fun of the letter at the same time.
It's one of these social media jokes, perhaps a student began. There are also different versions of corrections - many on social media made fun of the letter at the same time.
Therefore, it's always important to publish with sources - too much #fakeNews nowadays.