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Harvard on the Hudson 

Marist college is a prestigious private higher education school located in Poughkeepsie NY on the bank of the Hudson River. The views are outstanding, and it is often referred to as "Harvard on the Hudson," as the campus resembles similar attributes to Harvard's campus, with the exception being its on the Hudson River.
"Harvard unfortunately rejected my application, so I am instead attending Harvard on the Hudson, Marist college!"
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To be harvarded is to have a person with immense power, mainly an authoritarian figure, ruthlessly go after an individual or an organization that is critical of them, like Trump is doing to Harvard.
This organization is being very careful with its words, because it doesn't want to get harvarded.
Harvarded by Zeddawg May 29, 2025
Used when a powerful person or organization is attacking, either politically or economically, a less powerful person or organization.

First coined by historian Dr. Allan J. Lichtman in his podcast Lichtman Live #140, in reference to the Trump administration cutting federal funding to Harvard University and forbidding them from enrolling international students (2025).
I'm not publishing this book criticizing the president, I don't want to be harvarded.
Harvarded by Tom McBoatface May 30, 2025

Hazardist (3z3rd) 

Hazardist (3z3rd) is a Hazard to society

Harvard of the Smokies 

Commonly used to describe Western Carolina University
I studied Engineering at the Harvard of the Smokies.

Harvard on the Hill

Ohlone College in Fremont, CA. Ohlone is commonly referred to by this name throughout the Bay Area.
You're headed to Berkeley next year? I myself, am attending the prestigious institution commonly known as Harvard on the Hill.
Harvard on the Hill by petulantpigmy November 14, 2025

Harvardize

Typically said of a university, college or school but can apply to other institutions: To become an org that incites, encourages, permits, tolerates, or fails to punish antisemitic vandalism, or violence against or harassment of students, faculty, staff, partners, clients, donors, and members of the public, apparently following the apparent lead of Harvard University.
Reflexive verb: to Harvardize oneself.
Hey Columbia*, stop Harvardizing yourself.

Hello UCSF*! Please do not Harvardize yourselves.
* or, Insert name of school or other org