The Latest Breaking News from Harvard University

Trump signs order requiring universities to disclose admissions data

The US president has led a purge of diversity programming and called for greater transparency in university admissions.

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2025

I Came from Rural Texas to Harvard’s MD-PhD program. Now, Trump Defunded that Program.

These decisions affect not just the archetypal Ivy League student many imagine—they affect people who grew up in places like Lindale.

Texas Observer · Aug 7, 2025

Palantir CEO says working at his $430 billion software company is better than a degree from Harvard or Yale: ‘No one cares about the other stuff’

Sorry, Apple, Google, and OpenAI, Palantir’s billionaire boss Alex Karp says a job at his AI firm is the ‘best credential in tech.’

Fortune · Aug 7, 2025

US international students: how are you feeling about the upcoming semester?

We would like to hear from new and returning students on how they are approaching the new academic year

The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2025

Harvard Is Wise To Not Consider $500 Million Settlement With Trump

The university's president has maintained that Harvard will not risk losing its academic freedom, and it may delay any settlement negotiations until after a final court ruling.

Reason · Aug 5, 2025

'Alien' Comet Is A Spaceship In Disguise Says Harvard Scientist - And It's Headed To Earth

Harvard's Avi Loeb suggests comet 3I/ATLAS could be alien tech, but most scientists say it's a natural interstellar object with no threat to Earth.

International Business Times UK · Aug 5, 2025

Harvard president reportedly says he is not considering $500m deal with Trump

Alan Garber told faculty a settlement with the White House is not imminent, according to Harvard’s student newspaper

The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2025

A look at colleges with federal money targeted by the Trump administration

Several elite U.S. colleges have made deals with President Donald Trump’s administration, offering concessions to his political agenda and financial payments to restore federal money that had been withheld

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

White House officials fear Epstein fallout could impact Trump’s crowd sizes

Top White House official says that with a ‘very small segment’ of MAGA base, Epstein case ‘will never die down, no matter what’

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025

Democrats blast 'politics of fear' after Trump's claims against Obama, top aides - Roll Call

President Trump's allegations against former President Obama and his top aides has triggered new alarms from Democrats.

Roll Call · Jul 30, 2025