Boston is pressuring Harvard University and other local colleges to funnel millions more into the city’s tax coffers, a push that’s becoming increasingly complicated as the Trump administration intensifies its attacks on higher education.

Harvard University held its commencement ceremony today as a federal district judge said she will issue a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from making changes to Harvard’s student visa program indefinitely.

President Trump is trying to apply enough pressure to force the university to cave, while Harvard, a nearly 400-year-old institution, is aiming to play a long game against an aging president in his final term.

Good Monday morning, everyone. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu made nationwide headlines earlier this year with a defiant appearance before a U.S. House committee probing the city’s immigration policies, which bar local cops from cooperating with the feds in civil matters.

A letter from the Trump administration says government agencies should look at canceling their remaining federal contracts with Harvard University.

Harvard President Alan Garber, who has repeatedly defended the school's actions, didn't directly touch on the Trump administration threats.

Harvard University's commencement capped a tumultuous time for an institution that has come under sustained attack from the Trump administration.

The Harvard University commencement is underway. Harvard is providing a livestream of today's graduation ceremony.

A Harvard graduate student reveals campus turmoil as the Trump administration moves to ban international enrollment and freeze $3 billion in funding.

Boston is pushing local tax-exempt colleges including Harvard University to contribute more to city coffers by paying cash in lieu of property taxes. The city is seeking to lock in higher payments and longer commitments as it faces budget pressures due to plummeting office values downtown.

As students gathered with family and friends for commencement, signs of the university’s fight with the Trump administration took many forms.

As the White House moves to revoke Harvard University’s certification to enroll foreign students — escalating a battle between the administration and the oldest and wealthiest college in the U.S. — President Donald Trump is falsely claiming that Harvard offers “remedial mathematics” on topics such as simple addition.