Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enroll international
students
Founded in 1636, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the
oldest institution of higher education in the US. It is one of the eight Ivy
League schools and is regarded for high academic standards, social prestige,
and selectivity in admissions, with a less than 4% acceptance rate. JFK, Barack
Obama, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, John Roberts (Chief Justice), and scores of
Nobel laureates are all Harvard graduates, to name a few. Also, Harvard is
known for its student and faculty diversity. In the last academic year, about 27%
of its enrollment was from other countries. However, the Trump administration
has accused Harvard of antisemitism and DEI (diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)
programs, frozen and cut federal grants and aid, and threatened to strip
tax-exempt status. Now, it has announced to revoke the university’s ability to
enroll international students. The decision also affects existing foreign
students, who now have to be transferred to other institutions or lose their
legal status.
Read the article and think what could justify threatening the integrity
and continuation of the six-century-old higher education institution.
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