Currently, Harvard students and faculty are facing the fallout from a showdown with Trump. The entire campus is feeling a lot of emotions as a reaction to what is currently happening, including frustration and fear. Till they know whether President Trump will follow through on his attacks or not, the campus is experiencing effects such as medical leave for mental health, preparing for deportation, etc.
In recent weeks, 11 Harvard students, including a scientist, lost their visas due to President Trump. April 16th, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security demanded that Harvard provide the names of all international students who have “participated in protests” and their “disciplinary records,” with a deadline of April 30, after which it threatened to revoke Harvard’s ability to host international students.
Following the suspension of $2.2 billion in funding, the Trump administration has also targeted Harvard in significant ways: it has warned the university about its nonprofit status and its capacity to accommodate international students and faculty, who make up about 25% of the student population and contribute to research across all areas of the institution.
During an interview on Wednesday, just two days after the university initiated legal action to reclaim its federal funding, Harvard President Alan Garber maintained the institution’s stance. “This issue extends beyond Harvard,” Garber expressed in his conversation with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt. “We are standing up for what I see as one of the crucial cornerstones of the American economy and way of life — our universities.”
“Students are unsure whether they can publish, whether they can travel, and wondering whether they can finish their degree,” Jocelyn Viterna, the chair of studies of women, gender and sexuality and a sociology professor at Harvard, said about international students.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/harvard-university-showdown-trump-administration-rcna202468
