US govt revokes Harvards right to enroll foreign students
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Trump Administration Revokes Harvard's Foreign Student Program
Above: The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass., on May 5, 2025. Image copyright: Mel Musto/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
Trump gave Harvard more than enough time to get its act together, but it seems the university's intransigence outweighs its commitment to education. Instead of providing information about antisemitic sympathizers on campus, Harvard chose to double down, resulting in lost funding and student visa privileges.
Democratic narrative
This is not about the rule of law or reporting criminals; it's about Donald Trump leveraging his power to force a university to teach what he wants. The U.S. now risks losing its position as the top nation for academic excellence, all because of Trump's burgeoning authoritarianism. Hopefully, more judges, like the one from California, will step in and uphold students' rights.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 0.4% chance that Donald Trump will win the Nobel Peace Prize before 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.