Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding

Harvard?s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.

Mahmoud Khalil?s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth

Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.

Supreme Court to Weigh Use of L.G.B.T.Q. Children?s Books in Schools

Parents in Maryland say they have a religious right to withdraw their children from classes on days that storybooks with gay and transgender themes are discussed.

Losing International Students Could Devastate Many Colleges

Students could bypass the United States for friendlier countries as the Trump administration attacks universities and revokes visas. Their loss could hurt schools and the economy.

Lawsuit Aims to Broadly Halt Deportations of Foreign Students

A suit challenges the Trump administration?s campaign in four states and Puerto Rico, and seeks the reinstatement of terminated student visas.

Trump Administration Claims Harvard Failed to Report Large Foreign Donations

Stepping up its pressure campaign, the Education Department accused the university of failing to report large foreign gifts as required by law. Harvard disputed the claim.

FSU Shooting Suspect Was Shaped by Guns, Extreme Views and Chaotic Childhood

His biological mother said in an interview on Friday that she was bewildered by the attack, and had been against the presence of firearms in her son?s life.

How Universities Became So Dependent on the Federal Government

For decades, universities got billions in federal dollars for research. The relationship was mutually beneficial, until President Trump decided it wasn?t.

In Trump Attack on Harvard, Punishment Before Proof

The legal underpinnings of the administration?s broadsides against universities and schools stretch precedents and cut corners.

CJR Editor Sewell Chan Is Fired

Sewell Chan, who started as executive editor of the publication in September, said his firing after several staff complaints was ?baffling.?

Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump

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.

What to Know as Trump Freezes Federal Funds for Harvard and Other Universities

President Trump is trying to influence which colleges receive federal financial support, a practice that began around the time of World War II.

A.C.L.U. Sues Defense Department Schools Over Book Bans

Schools run by the Defense Department removed books and made other changes in response to orders from President Trump and his secretary of defense.

Teachers Worry About A.I. for Students. For Themselves It?s Another Matter.

Educators are increasingly using generative A.I. in their own work, even as they express profound hesitation about the ethics of student use.

Harvard Plans to Use Trump?s Haste Against Him as It Fights Funding Cut

Harvard?s lawyers suggest the administration was sloppy when it froze billions in federal funding. A mundane but crucial law is essential to the university?s case against the government.

Supreme Court Seems Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools

In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court?s conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters.

Jennifer Lopez?s Alma Mater to Stay Open as Nuns Sell to a Casino Firm

A charitable arm of the Bally?s Corporation will buy Preston High School?s buildings and lease them back to the Catholic school, a victory for foes of a plan to close the Bronx institution.

Female Soldiers Will Have to Pass ?Sex-Neutral? Physical Test, U.S. Army Says

The new Army Fitness Test comes after Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, ordered the elimination of lower fitness standards for women in combat roles.

More Than 220 Academic Leaders Condemn Trump?s ?Overreach?

The statement came a day after Harvard University sued the administration over its decision to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding, following the school?s refusal to submit to a list of demands.

Trump Joins a Bitter Fight in Massapequa Over a School Mascot

New York?s education leaders moved to ban Native American-inspired mascots in 2022, drawing a lawsuit from the Massapequa school district. Now, the president has weighed in.

Can Harvard Withstand Trump?s Financial Attack?

The world?s richest university may have enough money to survive a battle with the most powerful man in the world. But if Trump wins, Harvard won?t be the same.

Indiana Evangelicals Are Focusing on Creation Care With Environmental Work

A cluster of evangelical groups in the state is pushing for environmental action. Leaders say they?re following the biblical mandate to care for creation.

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