Bianca Quilantan

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Trump administration pulls $450M more from Harvard

1 day ago | politico.com | Bianca Quilantan

The federal cash comes from eight federal agencies across the government. FILE - People walk between buildings, Dec. 17, 2024, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) | AP The Trump administration on Tuesday said agencies have pulled $450 million more in federal funding from Harvard University.
Trump administration reviews visa statuses of Columbia protesters

6 days ago | politico.com | Bianca Quilantan

About 80 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Wednesday after disrupting the library as students studied for finals. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said his agency is reviewing the visa statuses of Columbia University demonstrators. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio said his agency is scrutinizing demonstrators who occupied the Columbia University library reading room.
Trump administration reviews visa statuses of Columbia protesters

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Bianca Quilantan

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said his agency is scrutinizing demonstrators who occupied the Columbia University library reading room. “We are reviewing the visa status of the trespassers and vandals who took over Columbia University’s library,” Rubio wrote in a social media post on Wednesday. “Pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation.”About 80 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Wednesday after disrupting the library as students were studying for finals.
Trump administration bars Harvard from new federal research funding

1 week ago | politico.com | Bianca Quilantan

In order to reinstate its eligibility, the official said, the university “would have to enter into a negotiation with the government to satisfy the government that it’s in compliance with all federal laws.” Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to send a letter to Harvard President Alan Garber advising him that the university won’t be eligible for new research grant funding.
Trump escalates fight against Harvard

1 week ago | politico.com | Bianca Quilantan

With help from Hailey Fuchs Harvard still has more at stake — and the Trump administration is keeping its pressure on the institution. | Charles Krupa/AP THE HARVARD BATTLE CONTINUES — President Donald Trump on Friday more definitively said his administration would yank Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, adding more fuel to escalate his fight with the nation’s oldest institution of higher education.
Trump says administration will pull Harvard's tax-exempt status

1 week ago | politico.com | Bianca Quilantan

The president said revoking the university’s tax-exempt status is “what they deserve!” Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally on April 17, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | AP President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, escalating his fight with the nation’s oldest institution of higher education.
Trump says administration will pull Harvard's tax-exempt status

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Bianca Quilantan

NowCNN — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for America’s two biggest public broadcasters, which have faced a series of attacks from the White House and Republican lawmakers accusing them of biased …
Trump says administration will pull Harvard's tax-exempt status

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Bianca Quilantan

President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, escalating his fight with the nation’s oldest institution of higher education. “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status,” Trump wrote in a social media post.
Trump administration probes Harvard Law Review for alleged race-based discrimination

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Bianca Quilantan

The Trump administration is probing financial ties, oversight procedures, selection policies and other documentation for both membership and article publication. The civil rights offices of the departments of Education and Health and Human Services are investigating Harvard University and Harvard Law Review.
Supreme Court signals support for parents in LGBTQ+ storybook challenge

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Bianca Quilantan |Josh Gerstein

A majority of justices sounded inclined to require public schools to provide parents with an opportunity to opt their children out of certain storybook readings as the Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with a case about religious freedom. A group of Muslim, Christian and Jewish parents sued the Montgomery County Board of Education, which oversees Maryland’s largest school district, after the board refused to allow parents to pull their elementary school children from lessons with LGBTQ+ themes.