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Mark Carney ’87 Will Lead Canada as Prime Minister in Full Term
Mark J. Carney ’87 has defeated Conservative Party Leader Pierre M. Poilievre to remain in power as Canada’s Prime Minister securing the Liberal’s fourth consecutive mandate during a snap election on Monday.
As Trump Targets Student Visas, Harvard Allows International Admits To Accept Offers From Foreign Universities
Breaking with past policy, Harvard College announced that international students can accept admission to both Harvard and another non-American institution in an email to incoming international students Sunday morning.
3 Days After Lawsuit, Trump Bashes Harvard on Truth Social
President Donald Trump called Harvard “an Anti-Semitic, Far Left Institution” in a diatribe on his Truth Social account Thursday morning — three days after the University sued to block his administration’s $2.2 billion funding freeze.
Judge Allison Burroughs Will Oversee Harvard’s Federal Funding Lawsuit. It’s Not Her First Harvard Assignment.
Massachusetts District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs, a Barack Obama appointee who ruled to uphold Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policies in 2019, will oversee the lawsuit Harvard brought on Monday against the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze.
Fulbright Funding Freeze and Silence from Harvard Leaves Scholars with Questions
Professors and graduate students studying at Harvard as part of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program will be able to finish their programs despite federal funding cuts, though applicants say the program’s future remains unclear.
Mark Carney ’87 Chosen Prime Minister of Canada in Landslide Liberal Vote
Mark J. Carney ’87 defeated fellow Harvard College alum Chrystia A. Freeland ’90 and two other Liberal Party candidates to become the 24th Prime Minister of Canada and the new leader of the Canadian Liberal Party on Sunday afternoon.
Canadian Prime Minister Candidate Mark Carney To Resign from Harvard Board of Overseers on Election Day
Mark J. Carney ’87, the frontrunner to become Canada’s 24th Prime Minister, will step down from Harvard’s second-highest governing body on March 9, the day the Liberal Party is set to elect its next leader.
Harvard Received $151 Million From Foreign Governments Since January 2020
Harvard received more than $100 million in donations from government sources in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Bangladesh in the last four years, according to data released by the Department of Education.
From Harvard to Ottawa: Carney and Freeland Vie To Become Canada’s Next Prime Minister
The race to lead both Canada and a reeling Liberal Party has narrowed to two frontrunners: Carney, the former Canadian and British central bank governor, and Chrystia A. Freeland ’90, the former deputy prime minister and a fellow Harvard alumna.