A Monday preliminary injunction hearing will hold the weight of what is to come next for Harvard University’s foreign student population. The federal court hearing in Boston is in response to several attempts by the Trump administration to prevent Harvard from enrolling international students or allowing them to enter the country to study.

Dozens of institutions and associations argue that Trump’s funding freeze is about more than just one university—it’s about the future of American democracy.

In a briefing filed in the United States District Court of Massachusetts, the University of Pittsburgh is one of 24 named research universities that shared support for Harvard University in its lawsuit against numerous departments of the U.

As over two dozen universities are publicly supporting Harvard in its fight against the federal administration, two Ivy League institutions are notably absent.

Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland are trying to join 16 other universities in backing Harvard's legal battle with the Trump administration over federal funding.