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West Australian
29-05-2025
- Business
- West Australian
Donald Trump news: Judge blocks US President's move to ban Harvard University enrolling international students
A US court has extended an order blocking the Trump Administration's attempt to revoke Harvard University's ability to enrol international students. The ruling marks the latest twist in the US President's intensifying offensive against Harvard, which has seen him slash billions of US dollars in funding. The Ivy League university can continue admitting foreign students while the lawsuit plays out, after US District Judge Allison Burrough extended the temporary restraining order she issued last week. Sustained by a $US53 billion ($A82 billion) endowment, the nation's wealthiest university is testing whether it can be a bulwark against Mr Trump's efforts to limit what his Administration calls anti-semitic activism on campus, which Harvard sees as an affront to the freedom to teach and learn nationwide. Harvard graduates in caps and gowns have urged the Ivy League school to stand strong in the wake of a public battle with the US President. Graduating students cheered speeches emphasising the maintenance of a diverse international student body and standing up for truth in the face of attacks by the Trump Administration. 'We leave a campus much different than the one we entered, with Harvard at the centre of a national battle of higher education in America,' Thor Reimann told his fellow graduates. 'Our university is certainly imperfect, but I am proud to stand today alongside our graduating class, our faculty, our president with the shared conviction that this ongoing project of veritas is one that is worth defending.' The US Government has already cancelled more than $US2.6 billion in federal research grants, moved to cut off Harvard's enrolment of international students and threatened its tax-exempt status. Visa interviews for international students admitted to schools nationwide were halted on Tuesday, and Mr Trump said on Wednesday that Harvard should reduce its international enrolment from 25 per cent to about 15 per cent. Harvard President Alan Garber, who has repeatedly defended the school's actions, didn't directly touch on the Trump Administration's threats on Thursday. But he did get a rousing applause when he referenced the university's global reach, noting that it is 'just as it should be'. Several of the graduating speakers spoke more directly about the challenges facing the school and society. Speaking in Latin, Salutatorian Aidan Robert Scully delivered a speech laced with references to Trump policies. 'I say this: ... Neither powers nor princes can change the truth and deny that diversity is our strength,' Mr Scully said. It was a sentiment echoed by Yurong 'Luanna' Jiang, a Chinese graduate who studied international development. She said she grew up believing that the 'world was becoming a small village' and that she found a global community at Harvard. 'When I met my 77 classmates from 32 different countries, the countries I knew only as colourful shapes on a map turned into real people, with laughter, dreams and the perseverance to survive the long winter in Cambridge,' she said of the other students in her program. 'Global challenges suddenly felt personal.' Now, though, she said she wonders whether her worldview is under threat. 'We're starting to believe those who think differently, vote differently or pray differently, whether they are across the ocean or sitting right next to us, are not just wrong — we mistakenly see them as evil,' she said. 'But it doesn't have to be this way.' - With AAP
Perth Now
29-05-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
Judge blocks Trump's Harvard foreign student ban
A US court has extended an order blocking the Trump Administration's attempt to revoke Harvard University's ability to enrol international students. The ruling marks the latest twist in the US President's intensifying offensive against Harvard, which has seen him slash billions of US dollars in funding. The Ivy League university can continue admitting foreign students while the lawsuit plays out, after US District Judge Allison Burrough extended the temporary restraining order she issued last week. Sustained by a $US53 billion ($A82 billion) endowment, the nation's wealthiest university is testing whether it can be a bulwark against Mr Trump's efforts to limit what his Administration calls anti-semitic activism on campus, which Harvard sees as an affront to the freedom to teach and learn nationwide. Harvard graduates in caps and gowns have urged the Ivy League school to stand strong in the wake of a public battle with the US President. Graduating students cheered speeches emphasising the maintenance of a diverse international student body and standing up for truth in the face of attacks by the Trump Administration. 'We leave a campus much different than the one we entered, with Harvard at the centre of a national battle of higher education in America,' Thor Reimann told his fellow graduates. 'Our university is certainly imperfect, but I am proud to stand today alongside our graduating class, our faculty, our president with the shared conviction that this ongoing project of veritas is one that is worth defending.' Graduating students cheered speeches celebrating the diverse international student body. (EPA PHOTO) Credit: AAP The US Government has already cancelled more than $US2.6 billion in federal research grants, moved to cut off Harvard's enrolment of international students and threatened its tax-exempt status. Visa interviews for international students admitted to schools nationwide were halted on Tuesday, and Mr Trump said on Wednesday that Harvard should reduce its international enrolment from 25 per cent to about 15 per cent. Harvard President Alan Garber, who has repeatedly defended the school's actions, didn't directly touch on the Trump Administration's threats on Thursday. But he did get a rousing applause when he referenced the university's global reach, noting that it is 'just as it should be'. Several of the graduating speakers spoke more directly about the challenges facing the school and society. Speaking in Latin, Salutatorian Aidan Robert Scully delivered a speech laced with references to Trump policies. 'I say this: ... Neither powers nor princes can change the truth and deny that diversity is our strength,' Mr Scully said. It was a sentiment echoed by Yurong 'Luanna' Jiang, a Chinese graduate who studied international development. She said she grew up believing that the 'world was becoming a small village' and that she found a global community at Harvard. 'When I met my 77 classmates from 32 different countries, the countries I knew only as colourful shapes on a map turned into real people, with laughter, dreams and the perseverance to survive the long winter in Cambridge,' she said of the other students in her program. 'Global challenges suddenly felt personal.' Now, though, she said she wonders whether her worldview is under threat. 'We're starting to believe those who think differently, vote differently or pray differently, whether they are across the ocean or sitting right next to us, are not just wrong — we mistakenly see them as evil,' she said. 'But it doesn't have to be this way.' - With AAP
BBC News
28-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Lorries and passenger coach in crash on A82 south of Invergarry
A crash involving two lorries and a passenger coach has closed the A82 in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said it was alerted to the collision at Laggan, south of Invergarry, at about 16:30. Two appliances and a heavy rescue unit were sent to the incident. There are no details at this stage on whether anyone was Scotland said the road was partially closed and warned drivers of delays to journey times.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Pedestrian injured in crash on A82 near Fort William
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being knocked down by a car near Fort William. The collision happened on the A82 at Inverlochy Castle, near Torlundy, at about 12: road has been closed in both directions following the Scotland has advised people to take a diversion of about 160 miles (257km) to avoid the area, until the road was reopened.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
A82 landslip risk to be lowered through native tree planting
A project to lower the risk of landslips on the A82 by planting trees on the slopes above it has road along the shores of Loch Ness has been closed in the past due to and Land Scotland (FLS) has started work to establish a new native aim is to strengthen hillsides against the impacts of wind and rain and make the A82 safer for road users. The first stage of the project was recently completed, with 5,000 trees planted in high density pockets on sections of cleared slopes near some of them 100 years old, are being felled as part of the project because they are at risk of being blown over, or collapsing due to erosion.A mixture of blackthorn, hawthorn, hazel, birch, cherry and oak are being planted in their north region assistant operations manager, Luke Wilson, said: "It will make the landscape – including the A82 and the infrastructure that runs alongside it – more resilient to extreme weather events that we may be seeing more of in the years to come."
