Harvard University announced Tuesday that it will stay silent on public matters that do not directly concern its “core function” — months after the Ivy League school’s statements on the Israel-Hamas war caused a firestorm of controversy.

In a dramatic escalation of the battle launched by the Trump administration against the nation’s oldest and richest university, Harvard sued on Friday to stop the administration from revoking its ability to sponsor international students visas. A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order to block the federal action.

Harvard University has a history of undermining free speech and academic freedom, but the Trump administration’s response of freezing its federal funding is unlawful and unconstitutional.

A federal judge has blocked the government’s order requiring Harvard’s thousands of international students to transfer schools or lose legal status, pending a lawsuit.

The fight between President Trump and Harvard University is at the boiling point. The administration has taken heavy measures in recent weeks, including

May 23: Harvard sues to stop the Trump administration from carrying out its revocation of the school’s certification to enroll foreign students, and within four hours, Burroughs – coincidentally also assigned as the judge in this separate lawsuit – issues a temporary restraining order against the government in the case.

At the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which relies heavily on federal support, a crisis response is underway and a reshaping of the institution feels inevitable.

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