Three lobbyists from a new higher education task force spoke to POLITICO about what they’re telling clients worried about becoming Donald Trump’s next targets.

The president has frozen federal research funding for a host of American colleges and universities—even issuing specific demands of some top schools in exchange for federal dollars. These 39 institutions have the wherewithal to join Harvard in its resistance to Trump’s assault.

The Trump administration will freeze over $2 billion in federal funds because Harvard refused to comply with a list of demands. Harvard leaders believed saying no was worth the risk.

With travel warnings and revoked visas, the two superpowers locked in a bruising trade war may make students and tourists their bargaining chips.

Where were these voices when the university was under assault from the Trump administration?

Newly accepted high-school seniors are weighing university turmoil as they decide where to go to college this fall.

The university will pay a painful price for refusing to compromise its independence to the Trump Administration.

The White House overplayed its hand, leaving schools with no choice but to fight back.

Trump on Tuesday threatened the school’s tax exempt status, and a $2.2 billion freeze on grants kicked in. Harvard borrowed money in anticipation of cuts.

Fifty dollars for STEM, five cents for citizenship—that’s how America apportions its education dollars. Our beleaguered universities must redress the balance—helping the country and themselves.

The sports world has never been closer to gambling. How did we get here and which leagues are involved?

Three Duke football players and one UNC player claim the NCAA’s inconsistency in its eligibility and waiver rules violates antitrust laws.

Amid a state crackdown on undocumented migrants, at least 10 public universities are giving campus police immigration enforcement powers. More are considering doing so. At least 10 Florida public universities have struck agreements with the federal government authorizing campus police to question and detain undocumented immigrants.

Many small colleges have invested in sports to boost enrollment. What happens when it doesn’t work?