Just a few years ago, university statements on the day’s social and political issues abounded. When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, Harvard’s president at the time called it “senseless” and…
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Education
Mahmoud Khalil Was Public Face of Protest Against Israel at Columbia
As protests over the Gaza conflict ignited rancor and division at Columbia University last year, one student stood out for his role as a negotiator representing activists in talks with…
Opinion | Trump Gave Us a Piece of His Mind
Bret Stephens: Hola, Gail. ¿Qué opinas sobre la insistencia de Donald Trump en que el inglés sea nuestro idioma oficial? Gail Collins: Hey, Bret, great to be back conversing. And…
Tribes and Students Sue Trump Administration Over Firings at Native Schools
A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely lowered…
Opinion | A Supreme Court Case Threatens the Church-State Divide
While the country holds its breath for the Supreme Court’s responses to the Trump administration’s serial depredations, it’s hard to focus on anything else. Nonetheless, a case set for argument…
Trump Seeks to Bar Student Loan Relief to Workers Aiding Migrants and Trans Kids
President Trump signed an executive order instructing administration officials to alter a student loan forgiveness program for public servants to exclude nonprofit organizations that engage in activities that have what…
Study Abroad Funding Is Paused, Leaving Some Students Stranded
Two days after Frida Larios, a senior at California State University, Los Angeles, landed in Seoul for a study-abroad scholarship, she received an email stating that her money was in…
Why Do Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department?
Two months after the Education Department officially opened its doors in 1980, Republicans approved a policy platform calling on Congress to shut it down. Now, more than four decades later,…
Some Schools Rethink “College For All”
For three decades, “college for all” was an American rallying cry. The goal inspired a generation of educators, offered a north star to students and united political figures from George…
Justice Dept. to Investigate U.C. System Over Allegations of Antisemitism
The Trump administration said Wednesday it would use a law typically meant to investigate racist practices within police departments to examine whether the University of California system had engaged in…