Foreign students are currently permitted to attend Harvard University.
Harvard University Allowed to Admit International Students, Temporarily Halting U.S. Government Action
In a significant development for Harvard University, a federal judge has halted the U.S. government from preventing the prestigious institute from admitting international students. The decision comes after a hearing, with the judge extending the temporary injunction initially issued last week.
"Harvard can continue to admit international students with valid visas," Judge Allison D. Burroughs stated, as reported by CNN. The ruling, however, does not signify a final decision in the ongoing legal dispute.
Earlier, the U.S. government had set a 30-day deadline for Harvard to demonstrate compliance with all legal requirements and rectify any deficiencies in admitting international students. The administration claimed that Harvard, as part of a special federal program, should no longer admit new international students, with already enrolled foreign students having to transfer to other universities or risk losing their U.S. residency status.
Harvard contested this move, filing a lawsuit and arguing that the government's action was retaliatory and violated the university's constitutional rights. The judge's ruling last week supported Harvard's claim, stating that the government order would cause "immediate and irreparable harm" to the university.
The Trump administration has justified its actions based on allegations of pro-Palestinian protests and perceived anti-Semitism at U.S. universities, including Harvard. The administration asserts that universities have not taken sufficient action against these protests and tolerated anti-Semitic incidents on campus.
International students constitute 27% of Harvard's student body, primarily hailing from Asia, with 549 Germans currently enrolled. As the university celebrated its graduates this year, Harvard President Alan Garber emphasized the importance of international students in his graduation speech.
Addressing the concerns of international students, Garber's commencement speech highlighted the numerous international graduates and reaffirmed Harvard's commitment to upholding academic freedom and diversity. Invited commencement speaker Dr. Abraham Verghese, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, also praised the university's commitment to academic freedom, expressing concern for the potential consequences of the legal dispute on international students.
Source: ntv.de, mpe/dpa/AFP
- Harvard University
- U.S. Government
- International Students
- Academic Freedom
- Protests and Anti-Semitism
- The U.S. government's policy towards international students at Harvard University, currently under legal dispute, has posed concerns about academic freedom and diversity within the community.
- The free movement of workers (international students) and the freedom of movement affecting Harvard University, a key player in education-and-self-development and general-news, is a topic of ongoing political discussion.
