Trump moves to block US entry for foreign students planning to study at Harvard University / City News / Toronto
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 9:21 pm
Authorities are cracking down on international academic influence as Trump moves to bar foreign students from entering Harvard, citing concerns over espionage and intellectual property theft. White House comments underscore a hardline stance that has raised eyebrows over its impact on academic openness.
Trump declared that it would jeopardize national security to allow Harvard to continue hosting foreign students on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Le président américain a accentué mercredi sa vaste offensive contre les prestigieuses universités.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body. In an executive order…
'They want the knowledge, and in some cases, they want to steal our research,' Pete Hoekstra said about some foreign students
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