Washington Monthly Why Harvard Might Be Forced to Cave to Trump Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / Share Share Link EmbedPresident Donald Trump has made it clear that crushing elite higher education in America is a priority of his administration. They’re potentially losing $9 billion in federal funding, plus the loss of international students. International students make up a larger share of grad students, and they’re also teaching classes while they’re here too. But it’s clear the administration really wants Harvard – in part because Harvard is the name “Harvard” and also because Harvard has shown that they’re willing to fight back to some extent. And for Columbia, there’s a provision in there saying that Columbia will work to enroll fewer international students.