Anderson Cooper 360 Judge: Harvard “Will Sustain Immediate And Irreparable Injury”
May 24, 2025
Rahm Emanuel, former chief of staff for President Obama and former ambassador to Japan, joins to analyze the Trump administration's clash with Harvard University regarding foreign student enrollment. They discuss the chilling effects of recent policies on international students and the broader implications for American openness in academia. Additionally, they touch on President Trump's push for domestic manufacturing, particularly concerning iPhone production, and the ethical dilemmas surrounding tariffs as they impact innovation and the American dream.
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Harvard's Foreign Students Ban Impact
- Harvard's ban on enrolling foreign students risks erasing a quarter of its student body.
- This could cause immediate, irreparable injury to the university and impact American higher education broadly.
International Students' Uncertainty
- International students at Harvard feel caught in the middle of political attacks on higher education.
- Many face uncertainty about their legal status and future at the university.
Campus Anti-Semitism Complexities
- Criticisms of Harvard's response to anti-Semitism coexist with recognition that the administration's punishments don't help.
- Hard right and left fail to address campus anti-Semitism, leaving students vulnerable.