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Economic Times
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
Trump's attack on Harvard's foreign students targets key revenue for US universities
Synopsis The Trump administration restricted Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. This action impacts university revenue across the US. International students often pay full tuition, subsidizing others. Other universities like Columbia University may face similar actions. Harvard already faces federal funding cuts. The administration accuses universities of failing to address antisemitism. Universities are facing financial challenges. The Trump administration's latest blow against Harvard University - cutting off its ability to enroll foreign students - rippled throughout higher education Thursday, because it aims at a major source of revenue for hundreds of schools across the United States. ADVERTISEMENT Because international students are more likely to pay full tuition, they essentially subsidize other students who receive aid, said educational consultant Chuck Ambrose, former president of the University of Central Missouri. The administration's move to stop foreign enrollment is a huge blow to Harvard and sends a message to other universities: "You could be next," said Robert Kelchen, a professor at the University of Tennessee who researches university finances. Also Read: Harvard's ability to enrol international students halted by Trump administration (Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates) Kristi Noem, Trump's homeland security adviser, said as much Thursday during an appearance on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" on Fox News. Noem was asked if the administration was considering similar moves at other universities, including Columbia University in New York. "Absolutely, we are," she responded. "This should be a warning to every other university to get your act together." Harvard's 6,800 international students make up 27% of its total enrollment. In 2023, foreign students made up an even higher share at 43 other schools with at least 1,000 students, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. ADVERTISEMENT At Columbia University, which the Trump administration accuses of antisemitic policies, foreign students made up 39% of total enrollment in 2023, the NCES data shows. At 246 other schools with an enrollment of at least 1,000, at least 10% of students were from outside the U.S. Also Read: US bans Harvard from admitting foreign students: What it means for nearly the 7,000 already on campus ADVERTISEMENT Thursday's announcement comes as universities are already scrambling to make up for huge federal cuts in research funding. Harvard, which t Trump administration says has failed to address antisemitism and ethnic harassment on campus, has seen nearly $3 billion in federal contracts and research grants frozen or ended in recent weeks. Neither Harvard nor Columbia had comment on the financial impact of Thursday's move. "It's just another financial hit on top of several hits that have already come for big research universities," Kelchen said. "At this point the only thing that hasn't been touched is student financial aid." ADVERTISEMENT Also Read: Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News, Budget 2024 Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online. NEXT STORY
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Trump's attack on Harvard's foreign students targets key revenue for US universities
The Trump administration's latest blow against Harvard University - cutting off its ability to enroll foreign students - rippled throughout higher education Thursday, because it aims at a major source of revenue for hundreds of schools across the United States. Because international students are more likely to pay full tuition, they essentially subsidize other students who receive aid, said educational consultant Chuck Ambrose, former president of the University of Central Missouri. The administration's move to stop foreign enrollment is a huge blow to Harvard and sends a message to other universities: "You could be next," said Robert Kelchen, a professor at the University of Tennessee who researches university finances. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 비염 꽉 막힌 코 "이것" 먹자마자 시원하게 뻥...! 비염케어 키리하나 더 알아보기 Undo Also Read: Harvard's ability to enrol international students halted by Trump administration (Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates) Kristi Noem, Trump's homeland security adviser, said as much Thursday during an appearance on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" on Fox News. Noem was asked if the administration was considering similar moves at other universities, including Columbia University in New York. "Absolutely, we are," she responded. "This should be a warning to every other university to get your act together." Live Events Harvard's 6,800 international students make up 27% of its total enrollment. In 2023, foreign students made up an even higher share at 43 other schools with at least 1,000 students, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. At Columbia University, which the Trump administration accuses of antisemitic policies, foreign students made up 39% of total enrollment in 2023, the NCES data shows. At 246 other schools with an enrollment of at least 1,000, at least 10% of students were from outside the U.S. Also Read: US bans Harvard from admitting foreign students: What it means for nearly the 7,000 already on campus Thursday's announcement comes as universities are already scrambling to make up for huge federal cuts in research funding. Harvard, which t Trump administration says has failed to address antisemitism and ethnic harassment on campus, has seen nearly $3 billion in federal contracts and research grants frozen or ended in recent weeks. Neither Harvard nor Columbia had comment on the financial impact of Thursday's move. "It's just another financial hit on top of several hits that have already come for big research universities," Kelchen said. "At this point the only thing that hasn't been touched is student financial aid." Also Read: Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump's attack on Harvard's foreign students targets key revenue for US universities
By Kaylee Kang, Jaimi Dowdell (Reuters) - The Trump administration's latest blow against Harvard University – cutting off its ability to enroll foreign students – rippled throughout higher education Thursday, because it aims at a major source of revenue for hundreds of schools across the United States. Because international students are more likely to pay full tuition, they essentially subsidize other students who receive aid, said educational consultant Chuck Ambrose, former president of the University of Central Missouri. The administration's move to stop foreign enrollment is a huge blow to Harvard and sends a message to other universities: "You could be next,' said Robert Kelchen, a professor at the University of Tennessee who researches university finances. Kristi Noem, Trump's homeland security adviser, said as much Thursday during an appearance on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" on Fox News. Noem was asked if the administration was considering similar moves at other universities, including Columbia University in New York. "Absolutely, we are," she responded. "This should be a warning to every other university to get your act together." Harvard's 6,800 international students make up 27% of its total enrollment. In 2023, foreign students made up an even higher share at 43 other schools with at least 1,000 students, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. At Columbia University, which the Trump administration accuses of antisemitic policies, foreign students made up 39% of total enrollment in 2023, the NCES data shows. At 246 other schools with an enrollment of at least 1,000, at least 10% of students were from outside the U.S. Thursday's announcement comes as universities are already scrambling to make up for huge federal cuts in research funding. Harvard, which the Trump administration says has failed to address antisemitism and ethnic harassment on campus, has seen nearly $3 billion in federal contracts and research grants frozen or ended in recent weeks. Neither Harvard nor Columbia had comment on the financial impact of Thursday's move. 'It's just another financial hit on top of several hits that have already come for big research universities,' Kelchen said. 'At this point the only thing that hasn't been touched is student financial aid.' (Kaylee Kang reported from New York and Jaimi Dowdell from Los Angeles. Editing by Janet Roberts.)
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
House Democrat: ‘Obvious now' Biden ‘was not in a condition' to run for reelection
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said it's 'obvious now' that former President Biden 'was not in a condition' to run for reelection, following new reporting from CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios's Alex Thompson. Khanna, who was a surrogate for the Biden campaign in 2024, addressed his previous defense of the former president and said the party must admit it made a 'mistake.' 'In my limited public interactions with the President, he appeared coherent,' Khanna wrote in a post Wednesday on social platform X. 'It is obvious now to me, based on @jaketapper and others reporting, that he was not in a condition to run for reelection, and he should have made the decision not to,' Khanna continued. 'We must be honest with people about our party's mistake,' he added. The statement from the California Democrat included a clip from an interview he did on Fox News's 'The Story with Martha MacCallum' in which Khanna was grilled over his defense of the former president and his mental acuity. 'Were you telling the truth back then?' MacCallum asked, after playing a montage of moments in which Khanna defended Biden's mental acuity in the early months of 2024. 'I was,' Khanna responded. 'I had met him a few times at public events, and he was, but of course, I didn't have the full picture. I mean, I met him maybe two times on rope lines and at public events.' Khanna said 'obviously' there should have been an open primary and that, for Democrats 'to move on and move forward,' they must 'take accountability and be straightforward with the American people.' His remarks come amid new reporting from excerpts of Tapper and Thompson's forthcoming book, 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.' The reporting suggests members of the former president's Cabinet were iced out toward the end of his term and that only a handful of long-time close advisers and members of his family would interact frequently with the president. But Khanna said he doesn't blame members of Biden's inner circle for not intervening to stop him from running for reelection earlier. A spokesperson for Biden criticized the forthcoming book in a statement to CNN. 'We continue to await anything that shows where Joe Biden had to make a presidential decision or where national security was threatened or where he was unable to do his job. In fact, the evidence points to the opposite – he was a very effective president,' the statement said, according to CNN. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Post
15-05-2025
- New York Post
Former South Carolina clerk in Murdaugh murder trial arrested on multiple felonies in 2 counties
South Carolina authorities on Wednesday morning charged Becky Hill, the former Colleton County court clerk who presided over the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, with multiple felonies in connection with her conduct surrounding the case. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division on Wednesday afternoon announced that Hill, 57, is facing two counts of misconduct and obstruction of justice charges in Colleton County while her perjury charge is filed in Richland County. Advertisement Murdaugh's attorney, Dick Harpootlian, said on 'The Story with Martha MacCallum' that he believes the charges will lead to a new trial. Charging documents state that the crimes stem from a January 2024 hearing in the South Carolina Supreme Court, when Justice Jean Toal ruled that a new trial was not necessary for Murdaugh, who was convicted in the June 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, on his family hunting estate. Murdaugh had requested the new hearing based on allegations of jury tampering surrounding Hill, which Murdaugh's defense team had argued warranted a new trial. Charging documents state that when Toal asked Hill, 'Did you allow anyone from the press to view sealed exhibits?' Hill responded, 'No, ma'am,' which is apparently inconsistent with evidence obtained by authorities. Advertisement The State Ethics Commission last year accused Hill of using her official position as Colleton County clerk for financial gain, specifically to promote her book about the Murdaugh case, part of which she admitted to and apologized for plagiarizing. The SLED charging documents released Wednesday also accuse Hill of promoting her book on social media. 'We are aware of the charges filed against Becky Hill, and while these developments are serious, they are not surprising,' Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, Murdaugh's defense attorneys, told Fox News Digital in a statement. Former Colleton County court clerk Becky Hill, 57, was charged with multiple felonies Wednesday in connection with the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. AP Advertisement 'We have long raised our concerns about her conduct during and after the trial and this arrest further underscores the need to protect the integrity of the judicial process. Every defendant is entitled to a fair and impartial trial and we look forward to Alex Murdaugh finally getting that fair treatment.' Hill was previously accused of sending herself nearly $10,000 in federal bonuses in the form of child support payments, according to a notice of hearing. She used federal funds to give food and gifts to court employees, including 'Easter Goodies,' Mother's and Father's Day gifts, and Valentine's Day gifts; paint supplies; flowers and decor; various meals for herself; office furniture; dog food, dog bones and a dog bed, among other items. SLED charging documents make note of the bonus payments. Advertisement Of 12 total jurors who found Murdaugh guilty in 2023, 11 said Hill did not influence their decisions. Hill faces two counts of misconduct and obstruction in Colleton County, though her perjury charge has been filed in Richland County. TNS One said he heard the clerk make comments about watching Murdaugh's body language but said her words did not influence his verdict. South Carolina attorney Eric Bland, who represented several victims of Murdaugh's financial crimes, said he 'used to think that there was very little chance that our South Carolina Supreme Court would reverse former Chief Justice Jean Toal's decision in February 2024 when she denied Alex Murdaugh a new trial on his double murder conviction because of Becky Hill alleged jury interference.' 'I thought that if he was to get any relief, it would come after he exhausted his state court appeals and it would be on the federal level,' Bland said in a Wednesday post on X. 'According to the State Paper, the perjury charge arises out of her testimony that she gave in the February 2024 hearing in front of Justice Toal. I think this further complicates the situation and increases the chances that he will get a reversal and a new trial. It still will come down to whether the federal standard for alleged jury tampering should have been applied by Justice Toal or she was correct in applying the state standard.' Myra Crosby, a dismissed juror in the Murdaugh murder trial, also known as the 'egg juror' after she apparently asked to collect a dozen eggs from the jury room before leaving, told Fox News her belief that 'Hill finally being held accountable for the atrocities she did during this trial is a good start.' Advertisement 'I am hopeful but not confident that the State will do the right thing,' she said in a Wednesday statement. 'If the state believes in their case they should not have a problem giving Alex Murdaugh another trial. One where they don't have a tainted verdict. I would think that [the] 6th Amendment being upheld would be more important than protecting a verdict. It remains to be seen as to what will happen but I am praying that I can have a justice system that I can believe in again rather than a corrupt good ol boy system.' She further suggested that juries on future cases be sequestered and instructed not to speak with anyone, including court officials like Hill. Advertisement 'Not everyone has been a juror and, when questioned by a court official, knows that it is wrong. I certainly didn't,' she said. The former court clerk, who held her position for about four years, resigned in March following allegations of jury tampering in the Murdaugh trial but maintained that her decision to leave office was not the result of her conduct during the double murder trial. 'Another significant impact in our clerk's office was in 2023, when we had to manage one of the biggest trials in South Carolina history. Our small town came together and made everyone proud,' Hill said during a news conference at the time to announce her resignation. Advertisement 'Managing a trial with such importance to the people of South Carolina, as well as to the national and international media interest and public scrutiny, has caused me to reflect upon decisions involving my stay in the office of the clerk of court.' She added that her decision not to seek re-election in 2024 would allow her to 'focus on being a wife, a mother and a grandmother,' and that she wants to provide 'ample time to other Republican candidates' interested in the position of Colleton County court clerk. Her former attorney, Justin Bamberg, who has represented victims of Murdaugh's financial crimes, said at a March news conference that Hill's decision had nothing to do with any pending investigations involving the clerk. Fox News' Kelly Skehen contributed to this report.
