By Katherine Tinsley
9:08am PDT, May 30, 2025
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Harvard is continuing to defend themselves against
Donald Trump and his administration. President
Alan Garber recently celebrated the college's international community despite the president's push to remove international students' visas.
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"Members of the Class of 2025, from down the street, across the country and around the world … just as it should be," Alan Garber told students during Harvard's commencement on Thursday, May 29.
The academic reportedly received a one-minute standing ovation when he urged institutions to stand "firm" in their fight against Donald Trump and his administration.
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Garber, who became president of the elite school in August of 2024, told graduates they should be willing to "expand our thinking and change our minds in the process."
He said he hopes that the graduates "stay comfortable being uncomfortable" going forward.
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Kristi Noem previously noted that Homeland Security has an "intent to withdraw" the certification Harvard needs to allow for international students, as the Ivy League institution refuses to acquiesce to Donald Trump.
However, District Court Judge Allison Burroughs temporarily shut down Trump's plan to punish the university by filing a temporary injunction.
"I want to maintain the status quo," Burroughs said.
"It doesn't need to be draconian, but I want to make sure it's worded in such a way that nothing changes," Burroughs said.
Harvard's lead attorney Ian Gershengorn said he doesn't want any "shenanigans" to occur when the order is implemented.
