Harvard University is considering launching a major Center for Conservative Scholarship, a move many see as a strategic effort to counter escalating pressure from the Trump administration over allegations of liberal bias and campus antisemitism. The proposal, under discussion among top…
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Miss Piggy would surely agree that Kermit the Frog looked dapper in his red robe and graduation cap as he delivered his cheery commencement speech to the University of Maryland’s graduating class on Thursday. The iconic green Muppet encouraged the graduates to…
A federal judge on Friday granted Harvard University’s emergency motion to block the Trump administration from revoking its ability to enroll international students, as litigation on the matter continues. In her order, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs said Harvard showed “it will…
In a dramatic expansion of its long-running conflict with elite academic institutions, the Trump administration—through ongoing legal proxies and influence networks—has extended its scrutiny of Harvard University, moving beyond affirmative action in admissions to now challenge the university’s faculty hiring…
ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. — The barred cell doors are so rusted they can’t close. Century-old lead paint is peeling off the walls. Concrete is crumbling, and the old rec yard is caked in seagull guano. This is no longer a…
The Trump administration resumed collection efforts on defaulted student loans Monday after a roughly five-year hiatus — and affected borrowers could begin feeling the financial consequences sooner than experts expected. The U.S. Department of Education released new details on what actions it plans to take, when.…
There it was for all to see, President Trump’s tangled relationship with the Ivy League, delivered in a burst at his rally in Michigan on Tuesday night. “He’s the top,” the president said of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity…
Harvard University stands to lose billions in federal funding, but the government’s actions against one of the world’s top research institutions were applied with vague accusations and no proof of specific legal violations, documents show. The Trump administration’s decision Monday to freeze $2.2 billion…
The Internal Revenue Service is weighing whether to revoke Harvard’s tax exemption, according to three people familiar with the matter, which would be a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s attempts to choke off federal money and support for the…
Harvard University is 140 years older than the United States, has an endowment greater than the G.D.P. of nearly 100 countries and has educated eight American presidents. So if an institution was going to stand up to the Trump administration’s…
