Jenna Russell

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New England Bureau Chief at The New York Times

Telling stories from New England @NYTNational. Previously, proudly @BostonGlobe. [email protected]

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Alumnos internacionales de Harvard reaccionan al anuncio del gobierno de Trump

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jenna Russell

El miedo y la confusión aumentaron rápidamente el jueves, cuando los estudiantes internacionales, que constituyen más de una cuarta parte de la matrícula de la universidad, trataban de entender qué ocurría.
‘Everyone’s freaking out’: Student panic sweeps Harvard

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Jenna Russell

Jenna Russell and Miles J. HerszenhornMay 23, 2025 – 12.45pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Boston | Just before the Trump administration announced it would bar international students from Harvard University, staff met with graduating seniors at the Kennedy School of Government, congratulating them on their degrees — and on surviving the chaos of recent months.
Shock at Harvard After Government Says International Students Must Go

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jenna Russell

Fear and confusion mounted quickly on Thursday as international students, who make up more than a quarter of the university's enrollment, sought clarity or reassurance. Just before the Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would bar international students from Harvard, staff members from the university's International Office met with graduating seniors at the Kennedy School of Government, congratulating them on their degrees - and on surviving the chaos of recent months.
Federal Cuts Become 'All Consuming' at Harvard's Public Health School

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jenna Russell

At the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which relies heavily on federal support, a crisis response is underway and a reshaping of the institution feels inevitable. In a windowless conference room at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health last Thursday, Amanda Spickard, an associate dean, sat with half a dozen colleagues, improvising a plan for the havoc about to unfold.
Republicans push to end immigrant benefits in Democratic states

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Laurel Rosenhall |Jenna Russell

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In California, a child living in the country illegally can see a pediatrician, pay in-state tuition at public universities and receive state-funded scholarships. Immigrant farmworkers can likewise receive state-funded medical and dental care. California leaders have gradually expanded the services available to immigrants in the country illegally, expressing a sense of obligation to workers who toiled in fields and factories and contributed to the state’s prosperity.
Rising tide of anger and anxiety at Harvard University after rejecting Trump's demands

1 month ago | telegraphindia.com | Jenna Russell

But when leaders of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health convened a meeting on Thursday, resistance or acquiescence was not the question of the moment, nor was defiance the prevailing mood Jenna Russell, Miles J.
Riding Paul Revere's Route 250 Years Later, Here's What We Saw

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jenna Russell |Todd Heisler

We followed the route of Revere's famous midnight ride. Along the way we spoke to many Americans who felt a sense of wonder about that April night. As a flurry of events kicked off this month, marking the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, we set out to retrace Revere's route in Massachusetts, asking people along the way what his ride means to them - or if they even know about it.
Pride and Dread in Harvard Yard as Trump Wars With the University

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jenna Russell |Miles Herszenhorn

Students on Thursday protested the president's attacks on Harvard, but at town hall meetings, defiance mixed with uncertainty as faculty members examined the toll of the White House's actions. For four days, Harvard University's name had been in the headlines, heroic to some, villainous to others - after the nation's oldest institution of higher learning stood up and said no to the demands of President Trump, and then suffered his wrath.
Maine governor, staring down Trump, says she is unfazed by ‘loud men’

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Jenna Russell

President Donald Trump and Gov. Janet Mills of Maine have history. When he visited the state early in the pandemic, he insulted her public health policies and called her “a dictator” who “doesn’t know what she’s doing.” The governor, a Democrat and brusque former prosecutor, did not mince words in response: “I have spent the better part of my career listening to loud men talk tough to disguise their weakness,” she said at the time.
Education Department Is Threatening to Cut All Federal Funding for Maine Schools

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jenna Russell |Dana Goldstein

The Trump administration has been targeting Maine since the president sparred with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes at the White House in February. The Department of Education said on Friday that it was moving to cut off all federal funding for Maine's public schools because the state had ignored President Trump's executive order banning transgender athletes from girls' sports teams.