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Harvard enrolled nearly 6,800 international students in its current school year, about 27% of its total enrollment

Harvard given 30 days to contest US administration plans

The Trump administration backed away from plans to immediately revoke Harvard University's ability to enroll international students and would instead give it 30 days to contest those plans through a lengthier administrative process.

US • 29 May

Harvard said the revocation had a 'devastating' impact on more than 7,000 visa holders

Judge halts US govt move over Harvard student enrolment

A US judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, a move that ratcheted up White House efforts to conform practices in academia to President Donald Trump's policies.

US • 23 May

People gather around the John Harvard Statue on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachussetts

Trump says Harvard a 'joke' undeserving of federal funds

US President Donald Trump doubled down on a funding standoff with Harvard University that has become a focal point of his war against elite educational institutions.

US • 16 Apr

The US government said that the disruption of learning that has plagued campuses such as Harvard in recent years was unacceptable

Trump threatens to strip Harvard of tax-exempt status

US President Donald Trump has threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status after the elite university refused to accept far-reaching policy changes ordered by the White House.

US • 15 Apr

'Taylor Swift and Her World' is a class at Harvard University that takes place twice a week

What is it like to study 'Taylor Swift and Her World'?

Harvard University arguably appears in popular culture more often than any other academic institution in the world.

World • 02 Mar 24

The study was based on data gathered from three large, ongoing surveys including some 300,000 people over 30 years

Coffee fans less likely to die from some diseases

People who report drinking three to five cups of coffee per day are less likely to die prematurely from heart disease, suicide, diabetes or Parkinson's disease, US researchers have said.

News • 17 Nov 15

People with a certain combination of genes have an increased risk of developing COPD

Research finds link between genes and lung disease

A collaboration between Irish and US researchers has found that one in 25 people in Ireland have an increased risk of developing a lung disease, due to a number of inherited genes and exposure to cigarette smoke.

News • 10 Feb 14

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