Recent videos on social media showing immigration agents taking people into custody unnerved Aditya Harsono, who had himself come to this country from Indonesia on a student visa. But he…
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Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting University Accreditors, and Other Education Orders
President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting college accreditors, a group of largely unknown but long-established companies that evaluate the educational quality and financial health of universities. The…
Columbia Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship
Mohsen Mahdawi, an organizer of pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year at Columbia University, was detained by immigration officials on Monday after arriving for an appointment in Vermont that he thought was…
Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump Is ‘of Momentous Significance’
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…
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…