With much of their funding at stake, schools are quietly hiring lobbyists and reaching out to politicians amid Washington’s quest to rein in academia.

The largest-ever class of high school seniors is about to graduate, just as colleges are facing massive upheaval. Here’s what they could face as they head to campus.

While some professors rallied to criticize the changes, federal officials called the university’s actions a “positive first step” in maintaining a financial relationship.

Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Immigration agents visited residences looking for her.

The unemployment rate for college graduates has risen faster than for other workers over the past few years. How worried should they be?

The war in Gaza brought more students into the Hillel fold, but has sown divisions among Jewish students over the group’s mission.

The Netflix co-founder said he wanted his alma mater to become a leader in studying the consequences, and guiding beneficial uses, of artificial intelligence.

To cement his campus civil-rights legacy, Trump should enlist the most fearsome agency: the IRS.

The demand for student information came after the administration promised to deport non-citizens who participated in what it called “pro-jihadist protests”

The outcry comes after an announcement that Columbia will institute new rules on student protests and discipline and bring in new campus police with arrest powers.

Dartmouth College’s president said proposals to hike endowment taxes threaten the school’s research capabilities and its ability to enroll the best students.

Princeton Prez: American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.

For about 30 years, the Ph.D. Project has supported students from underrepresented groups who are earning doctoral degrees in business. Now, it's attracted the attention of the Trump administration.

Columbia professors said that the rest of higher education should be on notice after the Trump administration’s interference in their university’s affairs. NEW YORK CITY—Days after Columbia University decided to comply with the Trump administration’s sweeping and unprecedented demands, more than 100 people rallied outside the gates of the Ivy League institution in Manhattan, vowing to fight against what they see as authoritarian interference into higher education. “Targeting Columbia is intended to strike fear into the hearts of university students, teachers and researchers everywhere, but we are unafraid,” said Mia McIver, executive director of the national American Association of University Professors.

Alex Shieh’s email to thousands of university employees got a lot of attention. It also earned him a meeting with an associate dean.