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Judge blocks push to bar Harvard foreign students
speed read Judge Allison Burroughs sided with Harvard against the Trump administration's attempt to block the admittance of international students
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Can Trump ban overseas students from US universities?
Today's Big Question President's decision to revoke Harvard's access to database for admitting international students 'drastically escalates' the dispute
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Harvard stares down Trump's tax threat as other Ivies take note
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Higher ed is on high alert as the nation's premier university prepares to take on the fight of its life
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Trump's war on academic freedom: how Harvard fought back
Talking Point Political pressure on institutions compromises academic independence – and risks damaging America's ability to attract international talent
By The Week UK Published
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College admissions data reveals early effects of affirmative action's end
In the Spotlight A sneak peek at how the Supreme Court's decision has panned out
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Blind people will listen to next week's total eclipse
Speed Read While they can't see the event, they can hear it with a device that translates the sky's brightness into music
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Ivy League presidents scramble to fix congressional antisemitism flap
Talking Point After hedging when asked whether 'calling for the genocide of Jews' constitutes bullying, three university leaders shift into damage control
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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The campus battle over the Israel-Hamas war
Talking Point Student groups back Palestine, prompting a backlash and criticism of America's academic culture
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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The Harvard and Papua New Guinea interstellar meteor row
feature ‘Bafflement and indignation’ from authorities after team of scientists claim recovered fragments may belong to alien spacecraft
By The Week Staff Published
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Supreme court closes door on affirmative action in university admissions
feature Race-based admissions were an unpopular measure for tackling inequality in America
By The Week Staff Published
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The science behind a cure for ageing
feature Experiments have reversed the effects of old age in mice – but can the same apply to humans?
By The Week Staff Published
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Harvard University in firing line as Supreme Court weighs up affirmative action
feature Supreme Court seems set to overturn policy that has been part of US life since the 1970s
By The Week Staff Published
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Does the Sun have a long-lost twin?
Speed Read And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Will warmer weather halt the march of coronavirus?
In Depth Researchers say summer conditions will not be enough to defeat the outbreak
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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