Overview

• On June 2, a U.S. district court judge temporarily halted the Trump administration’s order barring Harvard from enrolling new international students.
• The Department of Homeland Security has cut about $3 million in funding and moved to revoke Harvard’s SEVP certification for its international student program.
• Officials are now reviewing plans to slash up to $3 billion more in federal research grants and remaining subsidies for Harvard University.
• President Trump has branded Harvard an “antisemitic, left-wing institution” over pro-Palestinian campus protests and cited these allegations when imposing sanctions.
• Graduates, including commencement speaker Jiang Yurong, say the sanctions have created deep uncertainty over academic freedom, global collaboration and their own futures.