
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard graduates are celebrating commencement at a pivotal time for the Ivy League school. The cap and gown-clad students cheered speakers Wednesday who stressed the importance of maintaining a diverse and international student body while standing up for the truth at a time the esteemed university is under threat by the Trump administration. Harvard’s battles with President Donald Trump over funding and restrictions on teaching and admissions are just the latest challenge for graduates who began school as the world was emerging from the pandemic. Yurong Luanna Jiang, a Chinese graduate who studied international development, told attendees she grew up believing the “world was becoming a small village.” Now, though, she wonders if that worldview is under threat.