(Bloomberg Opinion) — It pains me to say this, as both an economist and a graduate of Columbia, but: It may be time to break up not only Columbia but also Americaâs entire system of elite higher education. Americaâs large private research universities, such as Columbia and Harvard, have long been crucial to its economic…
The Harvard University shield âVERITASâ sits above a campus entrance gate at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The ongoing conflict between Harvard University and the Trump 2.0 administration has dramatically escalated since the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declared on May 22 that it would prohibit…
Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian doctoral student at Columbia University, left the U.S. on March 11, 2025, following the revocation of her student visa by the U.S. State Department. Her departure followed a raid on her campus residence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who have accused her of being a âpro-Hamas sympathiserâ. Earlier, on March…
