Harvard University

Harvard recorded its highest-ever share of international students in fall 2025, but Indian enrolment dropped sharply while Chinese numbers rose.

The share of foreign students enrolled at Harvard in the fall of 2025 rose slightly to 28%, or 6,749 students, according to data published by the university

Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil, whose work reshaped conservation policy and the Western Ghats debate, leaves behind a legacy rooted in science, equity and fearless truth-telling

Through a spokesperson, Summers declined to comment on Harvard's new investigation, which was reported earlier by the Harvard Crimson

In one email, sent in October 2017, Summers told Epstein that Trump was the 'world s luckiest guy in terms of opposition, economy etc. still think his world will collapse'

The report's author, Harvard undergraduate dean Amanda Claybaugh, urged faculty to curtail the practice of awarding top scores to the majority of students, saying it undermines academic culture

Dominic King of Microsoft AI said Copilot aims to give answers that closely match what users would get from a medical practitioner, improving on current capabilities

On April 2, Trump announced an unparalleled increase in tariffs on goods imported into the US from most of its trading partners during a ceremony labelled "Liberation Day"

US District Judge Allison Burroughs has already ruled in favour of Harvard in the case, declaring last month that the government had unlawfully sought to terminate research grants

Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that Harvard grant terminations were unlawful over antisemitism claims, but final judgment is pending with a status report due by Oct 3

Donald Trump said Harvard will invest $500 mn in AI and trade schools as part of a potential deal, after a bitter standoff over federal funding, antisemitism and campus activism

Harvard has 20 days to appeal the decision, but it could totally lose access to research grants, student aid and government contracts if the HHS debarment is upheld

The Trump administration escalated its fight with Harvard University on Friday, placing the Ivy League school under extra financial oversight and threatening sanctions if it does not provide additional data on its admissions practices. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the department was placing Harvard under heightened cash monitoring, forcing the school to use its own money to pay out financial aid for students and then seek reimbursement from the government. She also threatened further enforcement action if the school does not turn over records to prove it no longer is considering race in admissions. Harvard did not respond to a request for comment. The moves are part of the administration's crackdown on Harvard as President Donald Trump seeks to eradicate what he describes as liberal bias at colleges around the country. Since taking office, Trump has used the Education Department in unprecedented ways, cutting federal research grants for schools that do not accede to his .

Multiple US colleges are trying to hammer out financial agreements with the White House to settle charges of political bias and regain access to vital research grants

Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after a federal judge ruled that the cuts were illegal. It's an early signal that federal research funding could begin flowing to Harvard after months of deadlock with the White House, but it's yet to be seen if money will arrive. The government has said it will appeal the judge's decision. Reinstatement notices have started arriving from several federal agencies, but so far no payments have been received, Harvard spokesperson Jason Newton said late Wednesday. Harvard is monitoring funding receipts closely, Newton said. A federal judge in Boston last week ordered the government to reverse more than USD 2.6 billion in cuts, saying they were unconstitutional and used antisemitism as a smokescreen for an ideological attack. The Trump administration started cutting federal research grants from Harvard in April after the Ivy League school rebuffed a lis

The notification followed a court victory for Harvard last week in which a federal judge ruled that the US illegally froze more than $2 billion in research dollars for the school

The US government violated Harvard's free speech rights and didn't follow proper procedures when it suspended a wide range of research grants in April, according to a federal judge

Harvard has been the main target of Trump's efforts to force universities to crack down on antisemitism, remove perceived political bias and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programmes

Harvard has sued, fighting the Trump administration's demands. But the university has also enacted a host of items on the White House wish list

Negotiators for the White House and the university have made significant progress in their closed-door discussions over the past week