Judge extends Harvard's legal battle
The judge in Harvard University's case against the Trump administration on frozen funds set a new hearing date. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
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The judge in Harvard University's case against the Trump administration on frozen funds set a new hearing date. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Harvard University is taking on the Trump administration in court over frozen federal funds. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman breaks down the reason Harvard is fighting back on the legal matter.
Harvard University's battle with the Trump administration escalated to a new level this week. The Internal Revenue Service is now considering revoking the school's tax-exempt status. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste reports.
Georgetown University law professor Andrew Schoenholtz joins "America Decides" to discuss the Trump administration's treatment of the courts and targeting of higher education.
The federal government has frozen $2.2 billion in funding for the Ivy League school.
The Trump administration froze more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University after the institution refused to comply with a list of demands from the White House. CBS News Boston's Louisa Moller has more.
Three students at Harvard University and two recent graduates have had their student visas revoked, the school confirmed Sunday.
Since taking office just 10 weeks ago, President Trump has moved quickly to put financial pressure on America's top colleges and universities. Greg Weiner, president of Assumption University, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss his New York Times op-ed "Colleges Have to be Much More Honest with Themselves."
It's been more than a year since the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, and the enrollment of Black students is down at elite colleges. Scott White, former director of guidance at Montclair High School in New Jersey, and a freelance writer for Forbes on college admissions, joins CBS News to unpack the trend.
Harvard University reported that students identifying as Black made up 14% of this year's freshman class, compared with 18% in 2023. Some other top schools also reported falls in Black student enrollment. The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious university admissions policies were unconstitutional in 2023. Anemona Hartocollis, a national reporter for The New York Times, joins CBS News to discuss the change.
The Biden administration argues China subsidizes its products so aggressively and produces them at such scale it undermines other countries' economic output, which should be a global concern. Last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asked her European counterparts for help. Mark Wu, professor of law at Harvard University, joins CBS News to discuss whether a multi-national approach could produce real results.
American students are starting to recover from pandemic learning losses, according to a Harvard University study. But test scores still lag behind 2019 levels, and schools will soon run out of federal pandemic-era funding. CBS News reporter Taurean Small examines how different states are addressing challenges in the classroom and on the balance books.
Inspired by protests at Columbia University, pro-Palestinian camps have been set up at MIT, Tufts and Emerson College.
China is holding its biggest political meeting of the year. Anthony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, joins CBS News to discuss what measures Chinese leaders are taking to address an economic slowdown and what this means for the rest of the world.
Annette Bening, a two-time Golden Globe winner, was honored as Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2024 Woman of the Year.
Harvard professors say the faculty held overwhelming support for Claudine Gay.
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday after six months on the job. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion breaks down the events that led to Gay's resignation.
Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday in a letter addressed to the Harvard community.
Congress is facing a series of looming deadlines as the new year kicks off. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion explains.
Harvard President Claudine Gay will stay in office after getting support from the highest governing body at the school Tuesday.
Claudine Gay, Harvard's first Black president, drew support from faculty members and alumni after her controversial House testimony on antisemitism last week.
Women are now estimated to live nearly six years longer than men, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Harvard president issued a stronger statement condemning Hamas, but she stopped short of rebuking students who blame Israel for the deadly attacks.
Claudia Goldin, whose work shed light on the gender gap in pay, is just the third woman out of 93 economics laureates to win the Nobel.
Harvard University's newest president, Claudine Gay, was inaugurated Friday.