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The Financial Stakes of Trump’s Attacks on Harvard

On today’s Big Take podcast: Inside the fallout from Trump’s attacks on Harvard’s federal funding and its ability to enroll international students.

The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Photographer: Sophie Park/Bloomberg

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By Julia Press and David Gura

May 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM UTC

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The Trump administration has ramped up its attacks on Harvard University — threatening its tax-exempt status, federal funding and its ability to enroll international students.