BOSTON, MA – Stanford professor, physician, and bestselling author Abraham Verghese began his address to the Class of 2025 by reflecting on his roots — as an immigrant who grew up in Ethiopia ...

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NEW YORK, NY – In an interview that was recorded in May and has now been released, Oprah Winfrey sat down with renowned author and infectious disease expert, Abraham Verghese, discussing his ...

The purging of federal research grants to Harvard imperils hundreds of collaborative projects in more than 30 states.

Abraham Verghese is Professor and Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor, and Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the School of Medicine at Stanford University.

Harvard and the Trump administration clashed on Thursday over the terms of a preliminary injunction to keep in place Harvard's authorization to host international students. By Pavan V. Thakkar ...

In a nine-page letter to Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, the lawmakers — led by Committee Chair Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) — alleged that Harvard’s recruitment and hiring guidelines ...

Before a Monday court deadline, dozens of outside groups — including activists, Boston-area hospitals, and former federal officials — submitted amici briefs backing Harvard in its lawsuit ...

More than 25% of Harvard's total student population are international students, with about 6,800 students from about 140 counties enrolled this academic year. Trump's order applies to new students ...

Updated June 9, 2025, at 3:42 p.m. More than 12,000 Harvard alumni asked a federal judge Monday to accept an amicus brief urging the court to shield their alma mater from what they described as an ...

Cambridge, MA - 5/29/2025: Author, physician & professor at Stanford University, Abraham Verghese walks in the procession during Harvard University’s 374th Commencement in Cambridge, MA on May ...

Harvard University and the Trump administration are at an impasse over the terms of an order a judge said she plans to issue stopping the U.S. government from stripping Harvard of its ability to ...