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Bacow Pens Letter to Trump Urging Reconsideration of Travel Ban
University President Lawrence S. Bacow penned a letter on Jan. 27 to President Donald J. Trump, asserting concerns about expanding the travel ban — a policy announced in early 2017 that restricted entry to the United States from several Muslim-majority countries.
Dershowitz’s Opening Statements in Trump Impeachment Trial Draw Mixed Reactions
Harvard Law School professor Alan M. Dershowitz’s defense of President Donald J. Trump in the impeachment trial has sparked mixed reactions from legal experts across the country.
Harvard Professors Sign Letter Supporting President Trump’s Impeachment
Twenty-five Harvard faculty joined more than 1,500 historians to sign an open letter Monday denouncing President Donald J. Trump’s “numerous and flagrant abuses of power” and calling for his impeachment.
IOP Poll Finds Majority of Surveyed Young Voters Favor Trump Impeachment
Fifty-two percent of surveyed voters between the ages of 18 to 29 and 58 percent of general election voters under 30 support the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump, according to an Institute of Politics poll released Monday.
Harvard International Students Report Visa Delays Under Trump Administration
Some international students at Harvard report confronting additional hurdles in visa processing under Trump administration policies, complicating their efforts to get to campus, study abroad, and work over the summer.
Harvard Law School Maintains 2018 Application Spike
Last year’s Harvard Law School application increase may not be a one-off — the high application numbers have stuck around for another cycle.
Former Senator Bob Corker Discusses Trump, Primaries at Harvard Event
Former Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) discussed transitioning from the corporate world to politics and President Donald Trump’s foreign policy at an Institute of Politics event Monday evening.
Democratic Presidential Candidates Field Questions from Young Voters at Town Hall Co-Hosted by CNN, IOP
Five prominent Democratic presidential candidates fielded questions about everything from student loans to climate change at a town hall Monday evening co-hosted by CNN and Harvard’s Institute of Politics that featured an audience of young voters from more than 30 states.
Harvard Democrats Divided Over Presidential Primary Candidates
Democrats at Harvard are divided over their early picks for the party’s 2020 primary, which is on track to feature the largest set of Democratic presidential candidates in history.
IOP Panel Debates Implications of Mueller Investigation’s Conclusion
Panelists at the Institute of Politics debated developments in special counsel Robert Mueller's recently concluded investigation into foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election.
FAS Dean Gay Says Trump’s Free Speech Executive Order Poses No Threat to Harvard Funding
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay said she is not concerned about President Donald Trump’s recent executive order conditioning federal funds to universities on their free speech policies, calling it “unnecessary” in an interview Wednesday.
Trump’s College Free Speech Order Ambiguous and Unlawful, Experts Say
Experts say it is unclear how President Donald Trump’s recent executive order conditioning certain federal funds to universities based on their free speech policies will affect Harvard given the order's vague nature and unclear enforcement mechanisms.
Harvard Workers and Students March for TPS in Washington, D.C.
Harvard students and employees joined thousands of marchers from across the country in Washington D.C. Tuesday to rally for the preservation of Temporary Protected Status, a program that provides some immigrants with temporary refuge in the United States if their home countries are affected by armed conflict or natural disaster.
Harvard International Socialists Host New England Marxism Conference
The conference, which attracted over 200 attendees, featured discussions on a wide range of socialist issues.
New Trump Administration Guidelines May Prompt Changes to Harvard Title IX Policy
Harvard may be required to change its current Title IX policy if the U.S. Department of Education publishes a new guidelines under consideration.
Amid Trump Admin. Reversal, Harvard Defends Race-Conscious Admissions Process
Harvard will continue to consider the race of applicants in its admissions process, despite the Trump administration’s Tuesday withdrawal of Obama-era recommendations encouraging affirmative action, University officials said.
Breaking With 'Tradition,' Harvard Faculty Avoid Trump Administration
The distaste is mutual. Harvard faculty don’t want to work for Trump—and the administration likely doesn’t want to elevate academic elites.
Faust, Eisgruber Pen Letter Calling for TPS Protections
University President Drew G. Faust sent a letter Wednesday to a bipartisan group of lawmakers advocating on behalf of those affected by the Trump administration’s rollback of Temporary Protected Status protections.
Government, History Professors Weigh In On Leaving Iran Deal
Several Harvard social science professors criticized President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
'Intellectual Powerhouse': Yascha Mounk Examines the Future of Democracy
In the wake of the 2016 election, as concerns about populism gained greater traction, scholars began to take Mounk’s ideas more seriously.