Harvard University, Trump and foreign students
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Harvard and the federal government are locked in a battle that boils down to turning over records on international students. But Harvard says it is also about the First Amendment.
President Donald Trump on Monday continued his holiday weekend airing of grievances against America’s oldest and most prestigious university by complaining that the government has not been provided with data that it already has.
Chinese students make up nearly up nearly a quarter of all international students in the United States. Here’s who they are and what they’re studying.
Enten explained that many Americans are siding with Trump when it comes to their opinions on higher education. He cited polling from Gallup that showed just 36% of Americans have high confidence in higher education, which is a sharp drop from the 57% who had high confidence in 2015.
President Donald Trump again lashed out at Harvard University on Wednesday, accusing it of treating the country with disrespect.
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 Trump on Monday said he was considering taking $3 billion of grant money from Harvard University and distributing it to trade schools around the country, amid an ongoing battle with the