The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.
Mark Bray was teaching courses on anti-fascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. He left the country Thursday night.
The shootings at historically Black institutions occurred within about 24 hours of three other shootings across rural Mississippi that left at least eight people dead.
Only one Ivy League institution, Columbia University, still has a test-optional policy in place. Advocates for the policies note that the large majority of universities haven’t returned to requiring test scores. Princeton University will once again require applicants to submit standardized test scores beginning in the 2027–28 admissions cycle, the university announced Thursday. It’s the seventh of eight Ivy League institutions to return to requiring test scores after temporarily switching to test-optional policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only Columbia University has continued its test-optional policy.