By Lawrence Katz • June 27, 2025
Harvard University has recently faced a slew of highly publicized issues involving recent federal administrative actions. Those issues could have potentially extreme impacts on certain students at Harvard or other schools facing similar situations. If you find yourself in these turbulent waters without a lifeline out, call 833.536.8652 now to retain the LLG National Law Groups highly qualified education attorneys. We know how to protect your substantive and procedural rights and your educational interests in a volatile regulatory environment.
Recent Harvard University Issues
A June 4th White House proclamation summarized the current administration’s criticism of Harvard University in its execution of its several federal obligations. Those criticisms, roiling the university waters especially but not solely for international students, included:
• Harvard has not adequately met its federal Student Exchange Visa Program (SEVP) obligations to protect security interests and the safety of members of the campus community;
• The rate of violent crimes on the Harvard campus has risen dramatically in recent years, with the university failing to discipline some categories of wrongdoing;
• Harvard has maintained entangling foreign alliances through substantial foreign funding sources accumulating over the past decade and accelerating in recent years;
• Harvard has failed to adequately respond to federal information requests regarding violent crimes committed on or about campus by international students; and
• Harvard has failed to respect, preserve, and enforce the equal opportunities and civil rights of its students and faculty, triggering multiple federal investigations.
Recent Federal Actions at Harvard University
The June 4th White House proclamation accordingly took the following actions, each of which has obvious or may have subtle student impacts:
• Suspended for six months the entry of foreign nationals as nonimmigrants to study at Harvard University or participate in a Harvard exchange visitor program;
• Directed the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to study within 90 days whether to extend the suspension for an additional period.
Harvard University had previously renamed its Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging to satisfy the current administration’s demands, while the administration had already cut $2.6 billion in federal grants to Harvard and sought review and rejection of millions in federal contracts.
Harvard Students Feel the Impacts
The above measures obviously impact the ability of international students to remain at Harvard or to return to the university to continue their studies. The sudden cancellation of federal grants and the pending cancellation of federal contracts may likewise implicate student grant appointments and other academic opportunities at Harvard. It is doubtless a turbulent time at Harvard, where you may benefit from our skilled, strategic, and diplomatic representation of your school rights and interests.
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