(Bloomberg Opinion) — An Ivy League degree has long been central to the Asian Dream â a ticket to success and status. But President Donald Trumpâs message to international students is clear: Far fewer of you are welcome. The blunt statement and growing chaos across the university sector has left families wondering if sending their children to…
(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…
Harvard University said the Trump administrationâs ban on enrolling international students is already causing harm and spreading fear, even though a judge has temporarily barred the order from taking effect. US customs officials at Boston Logan International Airport ordered secondary screenings of Harvard visa holders â including a former head of state whoâs a fellow…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered US embassies worldwide to stop scheduling interviews for student visas as the Trump administration weighs stricter vetting of applicantsâ social-media profiles. The directive, laid out in a cable sent to diplomats worldwide on Tuesday, marks the latest effort by the administration to restrict foreign studentsâ entry to American schools…
New York won a court order temporarily barring the Trump administration from withholding federal approvals or funds for the stateâs transportation projects, as the president tries to end Manhattanâs congestion pricing program. The administration has threatened to hold back the funds and permissions unless New York stops charging tolls to drive into the boroughâs tolled…
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Nearly 1 million refugees who entered the US legally, under temporary protections, have nevertheless become ripe targets for deportation under President Donald Trump. His goal of mass deportations came into sharper view earlier this month, when the US Supreme Court lifted a federal injunction that had barred Trump from removing 350,000 Venezuelans…
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Every strategist knows that wars are not just won by force. Soft power matters, which is why the Trump administrationâs latest move to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students will resonate so badly across Asia. America and China are already locked in a battle for influence â but Washington risks sabotaging those goals. Even before the Harvard controversy emerged Thursday,…
US job openings in research and development are plunging as the Trump administration ramps up funding cuts to government agencies, private contractors and universities, leaving some of the nationâs brightest minds scrambling to find work. Scientific research and development job postings are down 18% since President Donald Trump took office in January, compared to a…
He has âbecome a big star,” President Donald Trump said in Qatar Wednesday. âEvery time he goes on television, everything goes up.” Stocks have gone up since April, as the administration has postponed or rolled back punitive tariffs on imports. Bessent, a former hedge fund manager with an eye on the markets, is getting credit…
(Bloomberg) — House Republicans are considering increasing taxes on university endowments, a significant threat to some of the nationâs wealthiest schools as President Donald Trump seeks to tighten control over American higher education. The measure is in a draft of the tax package Republicans are weighing, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke…
