Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe has rallied international students, calling recent attacks on the university a "paper tiger" campaign. He noted that for 70 years, Harvard's global scholars have driven U.S. societal progress through research. Tribe criticized U.S. efforts to intimidate some 7,000 international students, describing it as a bid to undermine Harvard's role as a symbol of academic excellence. "Don't be afraid," he urged, reaffirming support for academic freedom and global talent.