News & Analysis as of

Trump Administration Harvard University Universities

Venable LLP

Legal Showdown: Harvard and Trump Administration Spar Over Alleged Federal Civil Rights Violations, Federal Funding Freeze

Venable LLP on

Since President Trump's return to office in January, his administration has intensified efforts to combat antisemitism on college campuses, positioning the issue as a central pillar of its civil rights agenda....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Trump Administration Announces False Claims Act Investigation Into Harvard

On May 15, 2025, the New York Times reported that the Trump Administration has opened a False Claims Act (“FCA”) investigation into Harvard University’s admissions procedures. Michael C. Bender & Michael S. Schmidt, Trump...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Next Front in the Administration’s Sponsored Research Crackdown: What Recipients of Federal Funding - Particularly Grantees -...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

The Trump Administration’s effort to remake the Federal government’s relationship with Higher Ed and research grantees continues to gather steam, and an unprecedented recent letter to Harvard presages a potentially new front:...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Harvard University’s Tax-Exempt Status Called Into Question

Fox Rothschild LLP on

On Tax Day, President Trump publicly advocated for revoking Harvard University's tax-exempt status because Harvard rejected an “agreement in principle” the Trump administration proposed to settle disagreements over the...more

WilmerHale

Harvard/MIT Student Visa Case

WilmerHale on

In this In the Public Interest podcast episode, WilmerHale co-host and Partner Brendan McGuire welcomes Lawrence Bacow, the 29th President of Harvard University, along with WilmerHale Partners Felicia Ellsworth and Seth...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Update on Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Online Study Exemption

The Trump administration reversed a previous directive that would have barred students in F-1 and M-1 nonimmigrant status from remaining in the United States this fall while taking courses entirely online. Earlier this month,...more

Miller Canfield

Government Rescinds Policy Barring International Students Taking Online-Only Courses from Staying in the U.S.

Miller Canfield on

On July 14, 2020, in response to a lawsuit filed by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has agreed to rescind a policy that would have barred...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Does DOJ Action On “Race-Conscious” College Admissions Mean Anything For Federal Contractors?

Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, business owners, employers, and employees alike have been waiting to see what the effects on social policy will be. Of particular interest to employers, and especially federal...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide