Hilary Burns

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung |Hilary Burns

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 5 episode of the “Say More” podcast. Shirley Leung: I’m Shirley Leung. Welcome to “Say More.” With the moving of tassels and tossing of caps, the school year has come to a close at Harvard University and what a tumultuous year it has been. President Donald Trump has gone to war with the nation’s most elite university. The White House has canceled a sweeping array of grants and contracts worth billions of dollars with no plans to let up.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Mike Damiano |Hilary Burns

And on Thursday, White House spokesperson Harrison Fields criticized Garber for his “public outbursts” and said his shows of defiance “only fuel” the resolve of the Trump administration. Trump himself has already signaled he has no interest in easing up on a battle he seems to be enjoying. “Harvard wants to fight, they want to show how smart they are, and they’re getting their ass kicked,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Wednesday. And in many senses, he is right.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Mike Damiano |Hilary Burns

In its first legal victory against the Trump administration, Harvard persuaded a federal judge on Friday to block the government’s latest salvo against the school: banning the university from enrolling foreign students. US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs in Boston said Harvard had shown it could suffer “immediate and irreparable injury” if its approximately 7,000 foreign students were forced to leave the country or transfer to another university.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Hilary Burns

CAMBRIDGE — It was an extraordinary exchange for extraordinary times. Danielle Allen, Harvard University professor of political philosophy and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate, sat on one side of the stage. On the other was Curtis Yarvin, a writer and online philosopher who thinks American democracy should be replaced by an absolute monarchy, or CEO-style leader.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Hilary Burns |Janelle Nanos

Harvard’s alumni span the political spectrum, and donations have surged since the university said it would stand up to the Trump administration, which has frozen $2.2 billion in federal funding for what it says is egregious campus antisemitism. But some major donors, including those with buildings named after them on the hallowed campus, have been frustrated with the university’s response, according to interviews with donors and administrators.