Princess Elisabeth, first in the line of succession to the crown in Belgium ,.
The Royal Palace reported that the princess expected to know if she could return to Harvard for the second year of the public policy course after the government removed from the university the right to enroll foreign. The measure, however,.
The action caused fear and confusion among Harvard students. Not even the Princess of Belgium escaped the uncertainty opened by Thursday’s announcement. “We are analyzing the situation to see what kind of impact this decision may have on the princess, or not. It’s too early to say,” said Xavier Baert, head of communication of the palace.
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Elisabeth, 23, completed the first year of a Harvard Graduate Program and will spend the summer (Northern Hemisphere) in Belgium. “We will have to see what will happen next year,” added Baert.
The princess is the first of the four sons of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. She entered the public policy course after completing her degree in History and Politics at the Lincoln College of the University of Oxford, the United Kingdom.
Elisabeth is among about 6,800 foreign students at Harvard University, who represent more than a quarter of the total students. Most of them study postgraduate.
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In dramatic climbing in the dispute between the Trump government and the university, the Secretary of Internal Security, Kristi Noem, revoked Harvard certification in the program that allows foreigners to study in the US.
Noem accused Harvard of not fulfilling government information and perpetuating “an unsafe environment on campus, hostile to Jewish students.”
In response ,. In the process, Harvard described government action as a reprisal for the exercise of his rights, supported by the first amendment, which guarantees freedom of expression in the United States.
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“With a simple act of pen, the government tried to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body, international students who contribute significantly to the university and its mission,” the university said in its process. “Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard.”
The action also highlighted the “immediate and devastating” effect for Harvard and the thousands of foreign students attending the university. In the decision, Judge Allison D. Burroughs understood that the institution was able to demonstrate the damage caused by the measure and granted a temporary restriction on the government order.
This was the second process that Harvard moved against the White House. The first accuses the Donald Trump government of using university attacks as “lever to obtain control of academic decision making at Harvard.” And seeks to reverse the cut of more than $ 2 billion in federal funds.
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The crisis began after university refused to make the changes required by the government and accused the White House of interfering with academic freedom.
