Brendan McDonald

1 week ago | campusreform.org | Brendan McDonald

Grants from the U.S. Department of Energy will no longer entirely fund university administrative costs in a move projected to save $405 million. The department joins the Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and National Science Foundation (NSF) as federal agencies that have cut back funding to colleges and universities since President Trump took office.

1 week ago | campusreform.org | Brendan McDonald

Pro-Palestine Yale University activists have ceased their hunger strike protest efforts after ten days, with some citing physical problems such as weight loss and fatigue. The Yale Daily News has reported that the protest officially ended on May 19, which initially began with approximately six students who were joined by a “growing” number of participants.

1 week ago | campusreform.org | Brendan McDonald

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has revoked Harvard University’s ability to accept foreign students due to the Ivy League school’s failure to comply with reporting requirements. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem informed Harvard’s International Office in a letter on Thursday that the department was suspending the university’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program. To enroll foreign students, universities must fulfill reporting requirements to the federal government.

1 week ago | campusreform.org | Brendan McDonald

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has revoked Harvard University’s ability to accept foreign students due to the Ivy League school’s failure to comply with reporting requirements. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem informed Harvard’s International Office in a letter on Thursday that the department was suspending the university’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program. To enroll foreign students, universities must fulfill reporting requirements to the federal government.

2 weeks ago | campusreform.org | Brendan McDonald

The Trump administration has frozen more federal grants to Harvard University over anti-Semitism concerns. The grant, suspended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, totaled $60 million but only applied to HHS-sponsored grants, according to The Harvard Crimson.  The department announced the decision to suspend the grants in a post to X on Monday. “HHS is taking decisive action to uphold civil rights in higher education,” the message reads.