THURSDAY April 17, 2025 |
By thenewsdesk.ng
United States, US President Donald Trump’s administration says it will stop Harvard University from enrolling foreign students if it does not agree to government demands that would put it under outside political supervision.
Trump is furious with university — which has produced 162 Nobel prize winners — for rejecting his request to submit to oversight on admissions, hiring and political opinion.
“If Harvard cannot verify it is in full compliance with its reporting requirements, the university will lose the privilege of enrolling foreign students,” read a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump himself called Harvard a “joke” on Wednesday and said it should lose its contracts for government research.
Earlier this week, the White House said it would freeze more than $2.2 billion (€1.94 billion) in grants and $60 million in contracts with Harvard.
