Harvard University’s appeal in the federal dispute President and Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services drew an additional wave of support from business-school alumni. Amicus filings submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit included 10,982 Harvard graduates overall, with 881 Harvard Business School graduates—covering classes from 1956 through 2025. The brief backs Harvard’s year-long challenge to the Trump administration’s handling of billions of dollars in federal research funding. The HBS signatories represent roughly 8% of the total, with Harvard College graduates forming about two-thirds of signers. The filing matters for the broader sector because it targets federal policy and administrative decisions that can reshape how universities plan research portfolios, compliance costs, and funding eligibility—particularly when agencies scrutinize foreign funding disclosures and associated restrictions.