Harvard, Trump and foreign students
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Trump is doubling down on his demand for a list of names of international students enrolled at Harvard amid his administration's standoff with the university.
A letter from the government cites recent honors given to two students who were charged with assaulting a Jewish student after a protest in 2023.
Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public.
Trump questioned Harvard's transparency and demanded that it reveals its student identities and the countries of these students, especially given the financial support it receives from the government.
The administration has frozen funding and targeted international students as it presses the university for a stronger response to alleged antisemitism.