Vimal Patel

New York

Higher Education Reporter at The New York Times

New York Times higher education reporter focusing on speech and campus culture. Past: @chronicle @theeagle and @csucollegian

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Articles

Harvard's Legal Battles With Trump: What to Know

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Vimal Patel

This week, a federal judge sided with Harvard in one of its two lawsuits, blocking an order by President Trump to prevent international students from enrolling. Harvard University has sued the Trump administration to preserve its ability to enroll international students and restore draconian cuts in research money, two matters that threaten the core functions of the centuries-old institution. The same federal judge in Massachusetts, Allison D.
Santa Ono's Bid for U. of Florida President Shows Politicization of Higher Education

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Vimal Patel

Florida officials rejected Santa Ono of Michigan as the next president of the state's flagship university, revealing how deeply politicized higher education has become. Last month, Santa Ono was vying to become the next president of the University of Florida, and declared in an opinion essay that he believed in Florida's "vision for higher education."But on Tuesday, the state's higher education leaders said they did not believe in Dr. Ono.
Government funding cut by Trump administration will hurt research, says Harvard University

3 weeks ago | telegraphindia.com | Vimal Patel |Stephanie Saul

Destroyed research programmes. Shuttered labs. Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers fleeing elsewhere. In a court filing on Monday, Harvard University painted a bleak picture for its research enterprise if the funding taken away by the Trump administration is not restored. “The harm would be severe and long lasting”, John H.
Candidate for University of Florida president is rejected

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Vimal Patel

Santa Ono answered a question, as Mori Hosseini, chairman of the UF Board of Trustees listened, during a meeting of the Florida Board of Governors in Orlando on Tuesday.Joe Burbank/Associated PressFlorida officials on Tuesday rejected the candidacy of Santa Ono to lead the University of Florida, after he had been accused of leniency toward pro-Palestinian protesters while serving as president of the University of Michigan.
Santa Ono Blocked From Becoming University of Florida's President

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Vimal Patel

Florida officials on Tuesday rejected the candidacy of Santa Ono to lead the University of Florida, after he had been accused of leniency toward pro-Palestinian protesters while he served as president of the University of Michigan. The University of Florida's board unanimously approved Mr. Ono last week, but the state's Board of Governors, which oversees the sprawling State University of System of Florida, did not ratify his selection. Republicans celebrated the unexpected move.
Many Harvard international students seek transfer amid Trump administration visa ban

4 weeks ago | telegraphindia.com | Vimal Patel

Handful of American students have also expressed hesitation about attending a school without international students, and several students claimed to have been hassled at airports because of their Harvard visas, the court filing said Vimal Patel Published 30.05.25, 10:18 AM Students in the campus of Harvard Universityin Cambridge, Massachusetts Reuters The Trump administration’s efforts to halt Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students has sown “profound fear, concern, and...
Harvard Says Many of Its Foreign Students Are Seeking to Transfer

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Vimal Patel

The Trump administration's efforts to halt Harvard University's ability to enroll international students has sown "profound fear, concern, and confusion," the university's director of immigration services said in a court filing on Wednesday. Countless international students have asked about transferring, the director, Maureen Martin, wrote in the filing. Many others are afraid to go to their own graduations, she said.
Trump's Attacks Have Helped Heal a Deeply Divided Harvard

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Miles Herszenhorn |Vimal Patel

Once at odds over the war in Gaza and questions about free speech, some people on Harvard's campus have found a reason to come together. A leading pro-Palestinian student demonstrator led chants for a crowd of hundreds gathered in front of the gates to Harvard Yard on Tuesday evening. A former Jewish leader on campus who has criticized pro-Palestinian campus activism delivered the first speech.
Harvard argues it has ‘common ground’ with Trump administration

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Alan Blinder |Vimal Patel

Harvard University struck a respectful but firm tone in a letter to the Trump administration on May 12, arguing that the university and the administration shared the same goals, though they differed in their approaches. It was latest move in an extraordinary back-and-forth between the school and the federal government in recent weeks. The letter from Harvard President Alan M. Garber was sent a week after the Trump administration said it would stop giving Harvard any research grants.
Harvard Letter Points to ‘Common Ground’ With Trump Administration

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Alan Blinder |Vimal Patel

Harvard University struck a respectful but firm tone in a letter to the Trump administration on Monday, arguing that the university and the administration shared the same goals, though they differed in their approaches. It was latest move in an extraordinary back-and-forth between the school and the federal government in recent weeks. The letter from Alan M. Garber, Harvard’s president, was sent a week after the Trump administration said it would stop giving Harvard any research grants.