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Trump suggests a 15 percent cap on foreign students at Harvard, other universities

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 2 developments

President Trump on Wednesday suggested a 15 percent cap be imposed on the percentage of foreign students that Harvard University and other U.S. higher education institutions can admit. The president, while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, suggested that foreign students take up too much of …

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  1. Trump says he wants Harvard to list international students

    Headline from UPI ·

  2. Newest

    Trump suggests a 15 percent cap on foreign students at Harvard, other universities

    Headline from The Hill ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Latin Times

    Trump Claims International Harvard Students 'Can't Add 2 and 2': 'How Do They Get In?' (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    In an attempt to justify his order to ban foreign students and scholars from Harvard, President Trump claimed the prestigious university is offering remedial math classes to international students.

  2. UPI

    Trump says he wants Harvard to list international students (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    President Donald Trump again raged against Harvard University on Sunday, demanding that the university provide a list of names of its international students and the countries they come from.

  3. The Hill

    Trump’s ban on Harvard foreign students may come at a hefty price to the economy (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Trump administration’s efforts to block international students from Harvard could come at a hefty price — and not just for the university. Harvard students are top innovators in the country, with foreign-born alumni leading dozens of successful startups.

  4. Breitbart News

    Trump: Taxpayers Footing the Bill For Foreign Students at Harvard (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump evoked more political leverage in his effort to reign in alleged antisemitism and racial favoritism at Harvard by arguing U.S. taxpayers fund the education of its foreign students.

  5. The Hill

    Trump blasts Harvard, wants ‘names and countries’ of international students (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump has accused Harvard University of not being forthcoming with the names and countries of its international students and has threatened to withhold federal grant dollars from the university, which has a $52 billion endowment.

  6. Washington Examiner

    ​​Foreign Harvard students come from countries paying ‘nothing’ toward education, Trump claims (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    "We want to know who those foreign students are, a reasonable request since we give Harvard BILLIONS OF DOLLARS," Trump said.

  7. The Hill

    Trump: Foreign students at Harvard taking US spots (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump on Sunday expressed new frustrations with Harvard University, arguing the school should turn over the names of foreign students and that U.S. students are not getting to go to Harvard because places are being taken by students from other countries.

  8. NBC News

    Overseas schools are eager to take international students affected by Trump's Harvard ban (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    If President Donald Trump doesn’t want international students at Harvard, there are plenty of foreign governments and universities happy to take them.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Trump says Harvard should cap foreign enrollment, provide student list (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US president says Harvard must ‘show us their list’ of foreign students to make sure they are not ‘troublemakers’.

  10. The Hill

    Trump suggests a 15 percent cap on foreign students at Harvard, other universities (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump on Wednesday suggested a 15 percent cap be imposed on the percentage of foreign students that Harvard University and other U.S. higher education institutions can admit. The president, while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, suggested that foreign students take up too much of …

  11. CBS News

    Trump suggests that Harvard University cap international student enrollment at 15% and (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump now says Harvard University should limit how many foreign students it accepts.

  12. Bloomberg

    Trump Says Harvard Should Cap Foreign Students at 15% (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Harvard University should cap foreign student enrollment at 15%, ratcheting up his effort to force policy changes at the elite institution.

  13. Forbes

    Trump Suggests Harvard Should Have A 15% Cap On International Students (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    President Trump ratcheted up the pressure against Harvard Wednesday, suggesting the institution should have a 15% cap on the number of foreign students it enrolls.

  14. New York Post

    Trump suggests 15% cap on foreign students at Harvard, says he wants Ivy ‘to be great again’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump suggested Harvard University halve its number of international students to make the prestigious university "great again" — after halting billions in federal grants and throttling its ability to enroll foreign students.

  15. Breitbart News

    Trump Suggests Harvard Cap Number of Foreign Students to Make Room for Americans (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Trump is suggesting that Harvard University cap the number of foreign students it accepts annually to make room for Americans.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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