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…
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Why Developers Think Child Care Is Good for Business
Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll look at why some apartment buildings are replacing amenity spaces like common rooms with child care centers. There’s an emerging alliance between real estate,…
Harvard Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Threat to Federal Funds
Two groups representing Harvard professors sued the Trump administration on Friday, saying that its threat to cut billions in federal funding for the university violates free speech and other First…
Trump’s Tariff and Immigration Policies: A Second-Term Power Play
Reporter: Backtracking on tariffs … “I think the word would be flexible. You have to be flexible. I did a 90-day pause for the people that didn’t retaliate.” Reporter: ……
Jewish Groups and Synagogues Defend Students Detained by ICE
They are a group of progressive Jewish organizations and congregations, and they are coming to the defense of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Muslim graduate student at Tufts, who faces deportation after…
The Conservative Activist Pushing Trump to Attack U.S. Colleges
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Mahmoud Khalil’s Lawyers Will Seek Testimony From Marco Rubio
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil on Thursday said that they would seek testimony from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who argues that though Mr. Khalil committed no crimes, his very presence…
In the Bronx, a Battle Over the Future of Jennifer Lopez’s Alma Mater
When Preston High School in the Bronx announced in February that it was closing, it seemed to many that it was just another in a long list of urban Catholic…
Trump Has Targeted These Universities. Why?
The Trump administration is seeking to exert extraordinary influence over American universities by withholding the federal financial support that has flowed to campuses for decades. President Trump and his allies…
Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations into both schools, two U.S. officials said. The…