内容摘要：Other schools face the loss of federal funding and their ability to enroll international students if they don’t agree to the Trump administration’s shifting demands. But Harvard, which was founded more than a century before the nation itself, has taken the lead in defying the White House in court and is paying a heavy price.

Other schools face the loss of federal funding and their ability to enroll international students if they don’t agree to the Trump administration’s shifting demands. But Harvard, which was founded more than a century before the nation itself, has taken the lead in defying the White House in court and is paying a heavy price.

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When the final warning arrived, Rivers said Tuesday, “The fire was still a canyon away, but you could clearly see the flames.”Students walk through Harvard Yard during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Students walk through Harvard Yard during commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)In response to the administration’s threats, Harvard has sued to block the funding freeze and persuaded a federal judge to temporarily halt the ban on enrolling international students. During a hearing in Boston on Thursday, the judge extended her order blocking the ban.

Nicholas Burns, a career diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to China from 2021 to 2025 and now teachers at the university, said “Harvard can’t be Harvard without its international students.”“There’s a lot of collective pride at the university about who we are and the decisions we’ve made, and obviously what we want to do is make sure that international students can return to Harvard, can stay at Harvard this summer and return in September,” Burns said, adding that it is important for American students to study alongside their international peers.