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At Mount Holyoke College, a liberal arts school some 90 miles west of Boston, administrators have few answers so far for their perspective international students who are no longer certain they will be allowed to study in the US.
In a court filing on Monday, Harvard asked the court to find against the Trump administration and restore billions to Harvard
Newsweek takes a look at your comments from the past week - this time covering President Trump's clash with Harvard and other Ivy League Schools.
Trump has been targeting Harvard for months, saying that the school had fostered liberal ideals and antisemitism. Harvard has argued in its lawsuit that the administration has violated the First Amendment through its targeting of international students. O’Leary jabbed the administration over its behavior toward Harvard on Friday.
Harvard University held its commencement ceremony today as a federal district judge said she will issue a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from making changes to Harvard’s student visa program indefinitely.
If the Trump administration succeeds in barring international students from enrolling at Harvard, it will benefit U.S. competitors such as China, experts say.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed the “last thing” he wants to do is hurt Harvard, while his administration is still relentlessly hammering the elite university and as he mounted a new demand for the school to cap its admission of international students.
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is approximately 11,923 kilometers away from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, according to a signpost on campus that points to cities around the world. Shrestha, a rising senior, feels that distance acutely every day.