The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Friday that it will be creating what it called a “Title IX Special Investigations Team” that would be dedicated to swiftly resolving complaints about trans female athletes in sports. It was the sort of announcement the Trump administration has made nearly every day since taking office months ago—high-flown, […]
A cottage industry has sprung up at Harvard, Penn, and other Ivy League colleges, providing children of the ultra-wealthy a luxury alternative to campus living.
The Trump administration specifically targeted a department at Columbia, prompting a sweeping review. Harvard is shaking up and pausing programs. It’s unclear what—and where—the next target will be. Last week, the Trump administration ordered Harvard University to take multiple steps to continue having a financial relationship with the federal government. Among the demands was to review and make “necessary changes” to “address bias, improve viewpoint diversity and end ideological capture” in “programs and departments that fuel antisemitic harassment.”