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Harvard Fights Trump in Court. Black Students and Academics Say The Real Battle Is on Campus

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s attempts to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.  The move comes after the nation’s oldest institution of higher learning requested a temporary restraining order against the federal government’s action. Harvard filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration earlier Friday. In the suit, the school […]

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Carla Hayden Made the Library of Congress More Inclusive. Then She Was Fired for It.

The nation’s first African American Librarian of Congress was the latest person to get fired by President Donald Trump, a move that librarians say could stymie progress in making the nation’s library more accessible and inclusive.  Carla Hayden’s firing on May 8 was met with fierce backlash from mainly Democrats, who tied the longtime librarian’s […]

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