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Hindustan Times
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Trump biographer's bombshell claim on why US President hates Harvard: 'He didn't get...'
Amid Donald Trump's ongoing push to limit international student enrollment at Harvard University, biographer Michael Wolff has suggested that the former president's long-standing resentment toward elite universities may stem from a personal grudge. Appearing on The Daily Beast podcast, Wolff, who has authored four books about Trump's time in the White House, referenced the popular theory that Trump is targeting top-tier institutions because they did not accept his son Barron. However, Wolff claimed the animosity might go back even further, alleging that Trump himself was unable to get into Harvard. 'It's important not to lend too much calculation and planning to anything he does. But the other thing is that, by the way, he didn't get into Harvard. So one of the Trump things is always holding a grudge against the Ivy League,' Wolff said. White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers dismissed the claim, stating Trump did not 'need to apply' to Harvard to achieve success. 'The President didn't need to apply to an overrated, corrupt institution like Harvard to become a successful businessman and the most transformative President in history,' she wrote in an email to The Daily Beast. But is the claim true? While there are no publicly available records proving Trump applied to Harvard in the 1960s, it's known he initially hoped to attend the University of Southern California, which recently lost $17.5 million after Trump pulled the grants from federal research funding. He eventually enrolled at Fordham University in 1964, which, according to his sister Maryanne Trump Barry, was because "that's where he got in. Barry, who passed away in 2023, said so in Gwenda Blair's book "The Trumps: Three Generations of Builders and a Presidential Candidate." A 2024 book titled Lucky Loser revealed that Trump's grades at Fordham were average but "sufficient" to meet the transfer requirements of Wharton at the time, long before it became the prestigious business school it's known as today. In 2016, Trump's then-attorney, Michael Cohen, wrote to Fordham University to prevent the release of Trump's academic records during his campaign. Interestingly, Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was accepted to Harvard not long after his father, New Jersey real estate mogul Charles Kushner, made a $2.5 million donation to the university. (Also read: Meet Anjali Sud, Sanjay Seth, two Indian-Americans elected to top Harvard boards)
NDTV
2 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Indian-Origin CEO Joins Harvard Board As Canadian PM Mark Carney Steps Down
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Anjali Sud, CEO of Tubi, has been elected to Harvard's Board of Overseers, and Sanjay Seth, a climate expert, joins the Harvard Alumni Association Board. Their appointments highlight the rising influence of Indian-Americans in academia and leadership. The Indian-American community is making waves in the academic and professional world, with two prominent figures being elected to prestigious roles at Harvard University. Anjali Sud, the CEO of streaming platform Tubi, has been elected as a member of Harvard University's Board of Overseers, one of the university's two governing boards. Sud will serve the remaining two years of the unexpired term of Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada, who stepped down from the board on March 9. Anjali Sud's appointment is a testament to her remarkable career and leadership skills. Born to Punjabi immigrant parents in Detroit in 1983, Sud earned her MBA from Harvard Business School in 2011. She has held various leadership positions at top companies, including Amazon, Time Warner, and Vimeo. Currently, she serves as the chair of the board at and is a board member at Dolby Laboratories. She is also part of the executive committee of the development board at Phillips Academy Andover, where she supports financial aid initiatives. The Board of Overseers plays a crucial role in the governance of Harvard University, directing the visitation process and providing periodic external assessment of the university's schools and departments. As a member of the board, Sud will work closely with other overseers to ensure the university continues to excel in its academic and research endeavours. In addition to Sud's appointment, Sanjay Seth, a climate and sustainability expert, has been elected as one of the new directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Seth, a dual-degree graduate in urban planning and public administration from Harvard, served as Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Climate and Equity at the US Environmental Protection Agency's New England office. He will begin his three-year term on July 1, along with five other newly elected directors. The HAA Board, including its elected directors, serves as an advisory body focused on building community, promoting engagement, and encouraging a strong sense of university citizenship among Harvard alumni globally. Both Sud and Seth's appointments are a testament to the growing influence of Indian-Americans in various fields.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Meet Anjali Sud, Sanjay Seth, two Indian-Americans elected to top Harvard boards amid row with Trump
Anjali Sud and Sanjay Seth, two Indian-Americans, have recently been elected to Harvard University's Board of Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association, respectively. The Board of Overseers, which Anjali Sud will be joining for a two-year-term, was established in 1642. It is Harvard's second-highest governing body, which advises the school on academic programmes and policy, according to Also Read: Google paid $100 million to retain this Indian-American executive. No, not Sundar Pichai Anjali Sud will be replacing Canadian prime minister and Bank of England former governor Mark Carney, who resigned after assuming leadership of Canada's Liberal Party. The HAA Board, where Sanjay Seth will serve, focuses on enhancing alumni engagement, community-building, and volunteer leadership across Harvard's global alumni network. Also Read: Do Indian-Americans play major leadership roles at Harvard University? Here's what we know The appointments come amid Harvard University and US President Donald Trump clashing over the school's foreign student enrollments, after the administration threatened to revoke their SEVP certification. Anjali Sud was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1983 to Punjabi immigrant parents and raised in Flint. She earned her undergraduate degree in finance and management from the University of Pennsylvania and went on to receive her MBA from Harvard Business School in 2011. Sud has worked for Amazon, Time Warner and was the Vice President of Global Marketing for Vimeo in 2012. She eventually became the CEO of the company as well. Also Read: Indian-American student Megha Vemuri calls out Gaza genocide in graduation speech: 'MIT wants a free Palestine' In 2023, she took over as CEO of Tubi, a new free streaming service with nearly 100 million monthly active users. Apart from her business interests, she also serves as the board chair for an online petitioning platform. She told Harvard's website, 'My parents came to this country to give me a shot at the American Dream. I achieved that dream through the power of a transformative education, and I want to pay it forward for the next generation." She added, "Harvard has both the opportunity and imperative to define the future of higher education at a time of existential change. I would be honored to help Harvard navigate that change and enable creative transformation.' Sanjay Seth, is an Indian-American climate and sustainability expert, who has been elected as one of the new directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). His three-year term will commence on 1 July 2025. Seth was born in Australia and holds dual master's degrees from Harvard - an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government and a Master's in Urban Planning from the Graduate School of Design, both earned in 2019. Sanjay Seth completed his undergraduate studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. Seth has served as Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Climate and Equity at the US Environmental Protection Agency's New England office. Prior to that, he worked as Climate Resilience Program Manager for Boston city and contributed to climate resilience efforts in New York City. At Harvard, he also co-founded the Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment group and was a fellow with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.
India Today
5 days ago
- Business
- India Today
5 Indian-origin, one Indian national on Fortune's 2025 Most Powerful Women list
Indian-Americans Reshma Kewalramani, Bela Bajaria, Revathi Advaithi, and Meena Lakdawala Flynn, along with India-based Roshni Nadar Malhotra and UK-based Leena Nair, are among the leading women in the global business Kewalramani, CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, ranked 18th for her groundbreaking work in biopharma. Roshni Nadar Malhotra, ranked 21st, leads HCL Technologies and champions education and conservation in chief content officer, Bela Bajaria, at 31st, oversees a massive content empire. Revathi Advaithi, ranked 62nd, drives innovation at manufacturing giant Flex. Meena Flynn, at 69th, steers Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs, focusing on client growth and advancing women in Here's a closer look at their KEWALRAMANI, RANK: 18Reshma Kewalramani, the Indian-origin CEO of US-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals, ranked 18th on the a licenced doctor, became Vertex Pharmaceuticals' CEO in 2020. She was previously the biopharma company's chief medical biopharma company, valued at over $110 billion, is a major player in discovering, developing and producing innovative medicines. The company is best known for developing multiple novel drug combinations to treat cystic fibrosis, which affects 1,00,000 people globally, according to Mumbai-born CEO moved to the US in 1988. She pursued a career in medicine, earning her degree from Boston University, followed by a fellowship at Massachusetts General also clinched a spot in TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2025, notably the only person of Indian NADAR MALHOTRA, RANKS: 21advertisementRanked 21st on the list, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, chairperson of HCL Technologies, has become India's richest woman — and the country's third-richest individual overall — following a transfer of shares from her father, Shiv a career in TV news, Malhotra returned to the family business in 2008. She rose to chair in 2020, looking after the company's broader strategic initiatives. In addition to her position as HCL Tech's chairperson, Malhotra is also involved in philanthropic efforts, including providing education for gifted students in rural India, and work in nature conservation, Fortune hopes to see more women in India's fast-growing tech sector. "We want more women to build long-term careers in tech," she told Fortune India earlier this 2024, she made it to Forbes's 100 Most Powerful Women list. She was ranked 81 last BELA BAJARIA, RANK: 31Indian-American Bela Bajaria, who secured 31st spot in the list, is Netflix's chief content officer. She oversees an annual content budget of over $17 billion for the OTT joined Netflix from Universal Television in 2016 as head of unscripted and scripted content, before becoming the chief content officer in has helped turn Netflix into an international entertainment giant while pushing the near-$500 billion company into live events and sports, inking deals with WWE and the NFL, Fortune in London to Indian immigrant parents, she won Miss India Worldwide in 1991. During her tenure, Netflix has frequently earned more Emmy and Oscar nominations than any other MEENA FLYNN Ranks 69Leena Nair, ranked 45, became the global CEO the French luxury fashion house Chanel in 2021 — the first woman of colour to hold the is also among the few women of colour leading a global luxury brand. Under her leadership, the 115-year-old family-controlled brand has bucked the luxury slowdown affecting its rivals by delivering a 16% increase in revenues in 2023, worth $20 in her tenure, Nair increased the funding of Chanel's charity, Foundation Chanel, to $100 million to support women's and girls' safety and economic comes from Maharashtra's Kolhapur, and climbed to the top position from modest REVATHI ADVAITHI RANKED 62 IN THE LISTRanked 62, Revathi Advaithi has led manufacturing giant Flex for past six years, with a strong focus on investing in data centre her leadership, the company's data centre business had year-over-year growth of 45% in Q4 of Calendar Year oversees more than 1,40,000 employees in 30 countries. She also sits on the boards of Uber, and the MIT Presidential CEO Advisory holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani. She later earned an MBA in international business from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in the MEENA FLYNN, RANKED 69Ranked 69, Meena Flynn, co-head of global Private Wealth Management, has led that charge at Goldman Sachs, with impressive results. Goldman Sachs Wealth Management, including Private Wealth Management, oversees more than $1 trillion in assets globally, and generated over $5 billion in management and other fees last year, up 11% from 2023 and a record for the co-head of the One Goldman Sachs initiative, Flynn is also tasked with forging deeper relationships with around 100 of the firm's wealthiest clients, who collectively account for almost 20% of Goldman's revenue. A newcomer on this year's list, Flynn has championed women in her role, and the majority of the firm's global PWM partners are women, according to resides in New York City with my two children and husband, as per Forbes. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from The George Washington University. advertisement
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
How Donald Trump crackdown on Harvard University affects foreign students
United States President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw Harvard University's ability to enrol international students has jeopardised the future of those currently studying at the university and crushed the dreams of several students from around the world who want to study there. Harvard is one of the most prestigious universities across the globe, enrolling thousands of international students every year. According to an Associated Press report, Harvard enrols about 7,000 international students, most of them in graduate programmes. A federal judge has put the decision on hold for now. Also read: 'Barron did not apply to Harvard': Melania Trump breaks silence on 'completely false' assertions The decision was announced by the US' Department of Homeland Security which cited the university's failure to adhere to the requests demanding records about its foreign students, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The department has also accused Harvard of making the campus 'unsafe' for jews and promoting pro-Hamas sympathies amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza war. After announcing the decision, the international students currently enrolled with Harvard were asked to seek admissions or transfers to other universities or they may be asked to go back to their countries. The United States government has full authority to decide who enters its country, and its Department of Homeland Security is responsible for overseeing what universities or colleges can enrol foreign students under the Student Exchange and Visitor Program. The colleges which are a part of the program can issue documents to their international students to seek a visa to come study in the US. On Thursday last week, May 22, the DHS said it would take away Harvard's ability to do so. Also read: Do Indian-Americans play major leadership roles at Harvard University? Here's what we know According to the letter issued by Noem, the decision would come into effect from the 2025-2026 school year. This means that foreign students who have already completed their degrees this semester will be able to graduate, however, the same can't be said for others for now. For those who have not completed their degrees yet, they might need to seek transfer to other colleges or universities if the court decides to uphold DHS' decision or they will not be allowed to be in the US legally. Across Harvard University, the foreign students make up for around 26% of the total students, according to an AP report. The university hosts over 7,000 people from outside the US, including foreign students and those visiting on exchange programs. Some programs at the university have a significantly higher percentage of foreign students than others, such as the Harvard Kennedy School where 49% are from outside the country and in the law school, as many as 94% students pursuing master's program in comparative law are foreigners, the report added. The students who have secured admission to the prestigious university but have not yet enrolled may not be able to do so in upcoming fall if the court doesn't rule in Harvard's favour. Harvard had filed a lawsuit challenging DHS' decision on May 23 following which it got some relief from a federal judge in Boston who put a stay on the order. Till the matter is under hearing, the currency enrolled students can stay at the university without revocation of their legal status and the university can also keep enrolling new students. With inputs from AP.
