The move was a major escalation in the administration’s efforts to pressure the college to fall in line with President Trump’s demands.

​In my 22 years as a Harvard professor, I have not been afraid to bite the hand that feeds me. So I’m hardly an apologist when I say the invective aimed at Harvard has become unhinged.

The Trump administration is relying on an obscure bureaucratic lever to stop the school, the latest in a series of aggressive moves.

Judge Jeffrey White of the Northern District of California provided temporary relief to some international students while a legal battle continues.

The university has previously been the target of more $400 million in federal funding cuts.

Immigrants and wealthy universities, as well as foreign companies, would see higher taxes under the House-passed bill.

The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

And Trump needs to get politics out of the Library of Congress.

The Trump administration’s moves against prominent colleges and universities are spreading concerns that a wide swath of higher-education institutions could see their borrowing costs rise, while some investors could end up with a win.

The idea, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier said, is for Vanderbilt athletics to be part of the equation for tourists visiting Nashville.

The government escalates its war with the university by withdrawing permission to host international students, who make up more than one-fourth of the head count. Amid an ongoing legal showdown with Harvard University, the Trump administration has carried through on a recent threat to halt the private institution’s ability to host international students. The move was first reported Thursday afternoon by The New York Times, then subsequently announced on social media by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

Several institutions have announced overall expense reductions, hiring freezes, and other measures amid uncertainty over federal funding. They won’t be the last.