Free Speech

Harvard University is rethinking its admissions, curriculum and more and investing in Jewish and Palestinian studies as it reckons with the fallout of pro-Palestinian protests.

As other prominent universities struggle with whether—and how—to please the president and avoid funding cuts, the New Haven institution’s actions received federal plaudits.

The state attorney general’s office says it is investigating “multi-jurisdictional acts of vandalism,” but further details are sparse. The grad workers’ union claims “repression.”

The Trump administration has threatened to strip Harvard of its ability to host international students and is reportedly eyeing its tax-exempt status. But the legal path to do so is lengthy.

Leaders in higher education spoke candidly about their concerns regarding trust in higher education and Trump’s targeting of foreign students.