Notes and Essays -- John Brown

Harvard Sends International Students’ Info to DHS, Does Not Specify What Records Were Shared Harvard responded on Wednesday to a request from the Department of Homeland Security for information from international students' disciplinary records.  By  Claire A. Michal By  Samuel A. Church  and  Cam N. Srivastava , Crimson Staff Writers an hour ag o, Crimson   Updated April 30, 2025, at 9:34 p.m. Harvard shared information with the Department of Homeland Security in response to its request for information on international students’ disciplinary records and illegal activity, the University announced in a Wednesday evening email to affiliates . It was not immediately clear whether Harvard provided all the requested records. University Executive Vice President Meredith L. Weenick ’90 wrote that Harvard had responded to the DHS’ request “to provide information required by law,” but a University spokesperson declined to specify what records had been shared. The ann...

Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.  Dr. David Salas-de la Cruz, left, and Dr. Paul Boxer of Rutgers University drafted a “mutual defense compact” that calls for schools to pledge to support each other against pressure from the Trump administration. Credit... Kriston Jae Bethel for The New York Times By  Tracey Tully The New York Times , April 30, 2025 Updated  11:31 a.m. ET The conversation between two Rutgers University professors that lit a fire in U.S. higher education circles lasted only about 10 minutes. The professors — one teaches chemistry in Camden, N.J., the other psychology in Newark — said they were frustrated by the Trump administration’s abrupt cuts to  research funding  and its efforts to  dictate policy  on some campuses. They were also troubled by the lack of a unified response by university leaders. “We needed t...