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US Suspends Student Visa Processing as Harvard Protests Cuts

This is Beirut, 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered a suspension of student visa processing in the latest swipe at foreign students in the country. The White House is cracking down on foreign students at US universities, revoking visas and deporting those involved in protests against the war in Gaza, accusing them of supporting Palestinian ...

Trump Administration to End All Financial Contracts with Harvard

This is Beirut, 27/05 17:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US government intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with Harvard, a senior official said Tuesday, in President Donald Trump's latest attempt to force the prestigious university to submit to unprecedented oversight. The administration "will send a letter to federal agencies today asking them to identify any contracts ...

Harvard Sues Trump Over US Federal Funding Cuts

This is Beirut, 22/04 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Harvard sued US President Donald Trump's administration Monday in a sharp escalation of the fight between the prestigious university and the Republican, who has threatened its funding and sought to impose outside political supervision. Trump has sought to bring several prestigious universities to heel over claims they tolerated campus ...

Republicans Launch Probe Into Top US University Harvard

This is Beirut, 18/04 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of President Donald Trump's attacks on elite institutions. The lawmakers wrote to the world-renowned education and research establishment demanding documents on its hiring practices, ...

Trump Ramps Up Conflict against Defiant Harvard

This is Beirut, 15/04 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump escalated his war against elite US universities Tuesday with a threat to strip Harvard's tax-exempt status if the country's most famous educational establishment refuses to submit to wide-ranging government oversight. Harvard stands out for defying Trump, in contrast to several other universities and a string of powerful ...

Harvard Sees $2.2 Billion in Funding Frozen After Defying Trump

This is Beirut, 15/04 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism. The call for changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions procedures expands on a list Harvard received on April 3, which ...

It’s the Politics, Stupid!

Nicolas Sbeih, 2023-12-05 18:49 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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This column is known for its scathing critiques but is not accustomed to delivering insults. Nevertheless, the expression in the title has a history: During Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, his campaign strategist created three slogans, including "It’s the Economy, Stupid" (addressing his rivals), meaning that everything revolves ...

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