Reference News website reported on May 28 that according to a report from the Financial Times website on May 26, US President Donald Trump escalated his measures against Harvard University on May 26, threatening to cut $3 billion in grants and criticizing some foreign students as "radical lunatics".

Trump said he would consider cutting this money for Harvard University and providing it to American vocational schools. He wrote on the "truth social" platform: "What a huge investment it will be for America, how urgent the need is!"

In another post, he criticized Harvard University's international students, saying he was waiting for the university to provide a list of foreign students so that the US government could determine "how many radical lunatics and troublemakers should not be allowed to return to our country".

The report pointed out that these remarks intensified Trump's attacks on Harvard University since he became US president in January, including freezing over $2.2 billion in federal grants.

Trump also threatened to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status and called for an investigation into foreign gifts and donations. In April, his administration required strict supervision of Harvard University's management, including faculty appointments. In response, the school filed a lawsuit.

Harvard University posted on platform X: "Without international students, Harvard would no longer be Harvard."

The report noted that this Ivy League school has become the most important target of Trump's attacks on US higher education institutions, raising concerns about the suppression of free speech. The US government also launched investigations into more than 60 universities over alleged failure to address anti-Semitism.

These measures have led the entire industry to cut costs, with various universities responding to the cancellation of billions of dollars in federal grants by the US government.

According to a report from Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao website on May 26, global business school leaders expressed concern about the US Trump administration's attempt to prevent Harvard University from admitting international students, fearing it might cause long-term and widespread damage to US and global higher education.

Bach, dean of the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, said that world-class institutions are built by attracting the best talents globally, through their diverse perspectives, different insights, and backgrounds. The ban on Harvard will threaten the entire US higher education system. He emphasized that international students studying at Harvard benefit not only themselves but also make significant contributions.

Metas, dean of the ESCP Europe Business School, said that the ban on Harvard by the Trump administration undermines the foundation of global academic exchanges and knowledge cooperation.

Pelras, dean of Paris Graduate School of Business, believed that this was a blow to the core values of universities. "The message conveyed by this decision is that isolation can replace cooperation, and exclusion is an acceptable political cost. We must clearly point out that this is not the case," he said.

Foster-Pedley, dean of Johannesburg's Henley Business School, warned that the approach taken by the Trump administration would have disastrous economic consequences. (Translated by Qiu Fang)

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