He Trump government ha prohibited to the Harvard University enroll foreign students. Threats by the Trump administration They have been fulfilled. According to publishes ‘The New York Times’Harvard cannot enroll foreign students. The decision was communicated in a letter sent to Harvard and signed by the Secretary of Internal Security, Kristi Noem, who says: “I write to notify them that with immediate effect, the Harvard University program of students and foreign visitors has been revoked.” This decision occurs at a time of serious escalation between Harvard and the government in Washington for the accusations of the latter of tolerating anti -Semitism on the campus, does not accommodate “alternative” speeches and insist on applying programs of sexual and racial inclusiveness, among other things.
A month ago, Kristi Noem requested by letter to the university “relevant information” about each Harvard student visa holder who had been involved in “illegal” or “dangerous” activities. The government’s witch hunt began in this way against critical political positions with Trump and his allies abroad as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
He also requested information on the courses of the Student Visas headlines, to verify that they had taken enough classes to “maintain the status of non -immigrant student”. “It is a privilege that foreign students attend Harvard University, not a guarantee,” Noem wrote in a letter reproduced by ‘The New York Times’. “The United States government understands that Harvard University depends largely on the financing of more than 10,000 foreign students to build and maintain their considerable endowment.” The university, Noem added, “has created a hostile learning environment against Jewish students” due to its “inability to condemn anti -Semitism.”
The letter was sent after Harvard rejected President Trump’s demands to implement radical changes in his admission and hiring policies. The White House responded with financial threats and sanctions, including the freezing of 2.2 billion dollars in multiannual subsidies to the university, together with a 60 million dollar contract.
Unlike some schools that work to attract rich international students to underpin their profits, Harvard attracts undergraduate requests for international students who do not have the means to pay. The financial aid package was recently increased to cover the total cost of registration of students of families with annual income of $ 200,000 or less. The package, the same for national and international undergraduate students, includes not only the annual registration, but also accommodation, food and medical insurance for students whose families earn less than $ 100,000 a year.
