Politics in education

The welcome at Ellis Island, New York, has for over 100 years stated, 'Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free', but now someone...

Trump, Harvard confrontation takes a sharp turn

The Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has terminated Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Programme certification, pushing out 7,000 visa holders. Harvard remained defiant and immediately sued the Trump Administration...

Standing tall

Hard work for Harvard

Unauthorised letter tells Harvard University to stop recognising some pro-Palestinian groups

Harvard said on Saturday the Trump administration was 'doubling down' on far-reaching demands on the university despite a published report that government officials had sent a letter spelling out...

Harvard University rejects Trump’s diktat

United States President Donald Trump is very clear in his mind that he would brook no opposition. So his demand from the reputed universities of America to abandon principles...

Trump's mass firings could have ripple effects

Harvard University is imposing a temporary freeze on hiring faculty. Columbia University is grappling with cuts to $400 million in federal funding. California Institute of Technology is leaving postdoctoral...

UK universities at risk as international student numbers plunge, says report

Britain should avoid further restricting international student numbers or some universities may collapse, a government commissioned report said on Tuesday, after foreign registrations plummeted for next year. High levels...

Does it really matter who gets into Harvard?

Allison Schrager, Tribune News Service Too many Americans — and too many American economists in particular — have an unhealthy obsession with the 1 per cent: how much money...

Harvard University caught on the wrong foot

It was an embarrassing turnaround for the United States’ famous Harvard University. It had refused to grant a fellowship to former Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth at the...