INSANE: Trump Admin blocking international students at Harvard

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Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students next academic year

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/22/trump-h ... ional.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-a ... =122084417
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/us/harva ... l-students
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/h ... sevis.html

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Krunaal · Answer

Developing story. Fair to expect they'll reach at some settlement in 72 hours? I read that a judge has issued an injunction, so some relief for the current students considering that the judiciary in the US has powers to put a stay on this.

bb · Answer

I think so. I think Trump administration always goes insane and then backs down. But honestly this is more insane that I could imagine. Granted, it’s only impacting Harvard because of the fight the current administration picked with the university and the university mismanaging some of the inclusion and discrimination policies.

But it just seems odd that such a public spectacle

But it just seems odd that such a public spectacle

Arch21 · Answer

It is nerve racking / shocking as an international student who is studying in the States this fall (not Harvard). Will this have flow on effects to the other universities?

bb · Answer

It’s definitely crazy.

I don’t think there’s an expectation of other universities being affected because it’ll be a huge impact on their stability and revenue (due to undergrad not MBA) so I would expect most of the effects to be temporary and only limited to Harvard.

Arch21 · Answer

And what about changes to the OPT - I heard some in the administration talking about ending it for international students.

bb · Answer

Good question.

I have not heard about it but I am thinking of inviting an Immigration Attorney to the MBA Spotlight Fair to a panel/session about "Trump Effect" on the overall process (OPT, H1B, etc)

Carcass · Answer

The Academia, the crossroads or intersection among knowledge, ideas, experiences, fraternity, barred from what is one of the most important resources for the institution itself.

I have a hard time even willing to post on a forum to discuss what is happening around us. It is so demotivating and appalling!!.

🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️

Carcass · Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVafWWBJy7g

Interesting interview to Ryan Enos, Professor of Gov at Harvard

Krunaal · Answer

Some news floating around OPT, nothing on paper yet but the views of president’s nominee for director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are not so positive:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartande ... -training/

https://www.financialexpress.com/world- ... s/3854461/

Businessconquerer · Answer

Won't work

Don't worry
Business as usual for international students

If anyone needs any help, MBA Conquerors has enough connections and free resources to help people out who are stuck.

Indians can feel free to reach out. (I'm Indian so my dominant network is that of Indians)

Hang in there, this won't be taken up seriously by the court in my opinion.

bb · Answer

FYI - we will be conducting a Q&A session with the HBS AdCom on June 10th during the MBA Spotlight Fair.[/b]
Hopefully we can get some helpful and reassuring answers or perhaps the matter is resolved until then. Pretty sad

bb · Answer

Craziness continues.

I think it’ll keep bobbing back-and-forth 😞

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Carcass · Answer

A move worth the madness we had in the High Medioevo. Where people were so crazy to install a trial to a Pope...already dead. Condemned him.

We move to that area/era.

bb · Answer

More craziness 🤯 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... ew-vetting

Carcass · Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_j00pruV6M

Yeah right. The golden age they promised. Yeah right

bb · Answer

One more back and forth 🤦‍♂️

Carcass · Answer

This is going to be greater than the Star Wars Saga. That's for sure

INSANE: Trump Admin blocking international students at Harvard

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