Mike Damiano

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Aidan Ryan |Mike Damiano |Brooke Hauser

Trump’s post did not elaborate on the claimed negotiations, of which there has been no public acknowledgement by either side since Harvard in April rejected White House demands to overhaul its governance, amend its admissions and hiring practices, and change its disciplinary procedures — all in response to what the Trump administration alleges is a longstanding culture of antisemitism, racial discrimination and political bias at the school.

4 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.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Mike Damiano |Brooke Hauser

A task force on antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias urged the school to expand academic offerings related to antisemitism and Jewish history and to train students to more constructively debate and disagree with each other. The task force on anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian bias asked Harvard to provide legal and technical support to students who have been outed online as pro-Palestinian and faced harassment.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Mike Damiano |Hilary Burns

CAMBRIDGE — In an interview with the Globe, Harvard president Alan Garber cast doubt on the motives behind the White House’s campaign against his university, which is being carried out with the stated intent of combating antisemitism. ”Attacking our research enterprise in the name of attacking antisemitism really gives rise to skepticism about what the goal is here,” he said.