Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11% of the total student body. Today, they account for 26%. Like other prestigious U.S. universities, Harvard for years has been cashing in on its global cache to recruit the world’s best students. Now, the booming international enrollment has left colleges vulnerable to a … Read more
In May last year, as Alan Garber stepped up to the podium on Harvard Alumni Day, a woman suddenly emerged from the crowd and poured gold glitter all over his head. She then began demanding the release of monkeys from the university’s laboratories. With his face still covered in shimmering flecks, Mr. Garber calmly assured … Read more
The future of international students at Harvard University — America’s oldest, wealthiest, and arguably most prestigious academic institution — has been thrown into turmoil. The Trump administration’s recent move to ban the enrolment of international students at Harvard starting in the 2025–26 academic year has sparked outrage, panic, and legal challenges. After Harvard refused to … Read more
Hong Kong has said it will open its universities to more international students, highlighting those affected by the US government’s move this week to block Harvard from enrolling foreign nationals. The sharp escalation in US President Donald Trump’s longstanding feud with the prestigious university came as tensions simmer between Washington and Beijing over trade and … Read more
The Trump administration on Thursday barred Harvard University from enrolling international students, dealing a major blow to the school after freezing billions of dollars in federal funding and taking its fight with top colleges to a new level. The Department of Homeland Security said existing international students must transfer to another school or lose their … Read more
The US Department of Homeland Security said Harvard University will lose its ability to enrol foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration to share information on some visa holders, marking the government’s latest escalation against the educational institution. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also announced on Wednesday the … Read more
In November, two days before my 44th birthday, behind a local bike shop that I frequent, a manager from inside the shop approached me and mentioned something about the police. If I were still on probation, which I was for about three years ending in 2008, running my name might have triggered an arrest. I’d … Read more
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China’s economic forays into resource rich Central Asia, a region which shares deep historical, political and economic ties with Moscow, has created certain discomfiture in the Russian establishment. In a recent trade meet in Uzbekistan a Russian trade official emphasised that Russia and China were “equal partners with an equal share in trade turnover” in … Read more
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said evidence is starting to emerge that Federal Reserve actions are having an impact on the US economy, with some indications of a turn in labor demand and increased stockpiles of unsold items. “We’re seeing a little bit of indications that some firms are no longer reporting the kind of … Read more