Kirk Carapezza

1 day ago | wgbh.org | Kirk Carapezza

May 14, 2025 Harvard University is preparing for steep budget cuts and program suspensions as the federal government continues to target the Ivy League school. The Trump administration has now frozen close to $3 billion in federal funding to Harvard, with the latest round of cuts coming alongside stop work orders on some federally funded projects.

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Kirk Carapezza

1 hour ago Trump administration cuts another $450 million in grants to Harvard, on top of $2.2 billion already frozen See all topics The Trump administration is cutting another $450 million in federal grants to Harvard University – on top of $2.2 billion already slashed – tightening even further its ideological pressure on America’s oldest and wealthiest university amid a broader battle over control of US college … 6 hours ago HOUSE MINORITY WHIP KATHERINE CLARK: Trump's attack on Harvard is...

2 days ago | theworld.org | Kirk Carapezza

Claire is worried about her son in college. She lives in Beijing — half a world away from where he is studying in the United States. Although he enrolled before President Donald Trump was elected, the anti-immigrant rhetoric and political shift over the past few months have drastically changed their views on studying in the US. “I think the government is really hostile right now,” Claire said. Claire is being identified only by first name to protect her family.

3 days ago | wgbh.org | Kirk Carapezza

May 13, 2025 Claire is worried about her son in college. She lives in Beijing — half a world away from where he is studying in the United States. Though he enrolled before President Donald Trump was elected, the anti-immigrant rhetoric and political shift over the past few months have drastically changed their views on studying in the U.S.“I think the government is really hostile right now,” Claire said. GBH News is identifying her only by first name to protect her family.

2 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Kirk Carapezza

May 01, 2025 In high school, Kristin Hsu thought she’d become a doctor. “I would do STEM summer camps and learn more about biology,” she recalled. “And then I had a small injury, and I fainted when I saw my blood.”When she enrolled at Georgia Tech — a school known for science, engineering and football — she pivoted, declaring a major of literature, media and communication. “I didn’t want to just narrow in on something full humanities.