The university’s $53.2-billion endowment has positioned it to resist the bullying tactics of an increasingly authoritarian ...

Nearing his death in 1638, John Harvard, a Puritan minister, left half his estate to the institution that would soon bear his name. Five years later came a contribution of 100 pounds from Ann ...

Visitors stop at the statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard at Harvard University, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. Charles Krupa/AP Earlier this month, following the school's refusal to budge ...

Visitors stop at the statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) The Department of Homeland Security ordered ...

An American flag flies over the John Harvard Statue at Harvard University on April 17, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Harvard University's lawsuit against the Trump administration may persuade Supreme Court conservative justices, such as Neil ...