Trump Targets Harvard Over Foreign Student Funding Battle

Monday, May 26, 2025, 2:21 pm

In a defiant twist, President Trump has vowed to dismantle Harvard’s current framework by threatening to divert billions in grant funds away from the university and toward trade schools. His rhetoric highlights an escalating feud over restrictions on foreign students, intensifying an already charged national debate.

theglobeandmail.com / Trump vs. Harvard: Canadian university athlete Ocean Ma caught in the crossfire

Ocean Ma, 18, from Richmond, B.C., was one of five players with international hometowns on Harvard’s 11-player women’s squash team last season

ledevoir.com / Donald Trump et l'Ivy League

Forcer les universités à se priver de leurs étudiants étrangers, c’est les condamner au déclin et à la médiocrité.

citynews.ca / Trump vs. Harvard: Canadian university athlete Ocean Ma caught in the crossfire

Highlighted by an Ivy League title and a divisional crown at the national college playdowns, Canada’s Ocean Ma enjoyed a memorable first season on Harvard’s squash team. She hopes to build on that in her sophomore year, despite the uncertainty given the latest salvos between the Trump…

thestar.com / Trump vs. Harvard: Canadian university athlete Ocean Ma caught in the crossfire

Highlighted by an Ivy League title and a divisional crown at the national college playdowns, Canada's Ocean Ma enjoyed a memorable first season on Harvard's squash team.

ledevoir.com / Trump assure qu’il «gagnera» sa bataille contre Harvard

Le président américain veut interdire à l’université de recevoir des étudiants étrangers.

torontosun.com / Trump threatens to steer Harvard grant money to trade schools

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to divert billions in grant dollars away from Harvard University and give those funds to trade schools across the U.S., escalating his clash with the elite institution. “I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very…

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