Judge Blocks White House Effort to Defund Schools With D.E.I. Programs

The Trump administration had asked states to certify that their schools did not practice “illegal D.E.I.” and threatened to cut off billions of dollars from schools that did not comply.

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Harvard Nears a Deal With the Trump Administration to Restore Funding

A potential $500 million settlement would end a monthslong battle that pitted the nation’s wealthiest school against the Trump administration’s extraordinary crackdown on higher education.

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The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.

To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.

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Trump Amps Up an Obama Strategy to Crack Down on Colleges

Under Obama, federal rules pushed universities to build new bureaucracies to address sexual misconduct. Trump is doubling down on that tactic for antisemitism claims.

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Trump’s Deal-Making With Other Elite Schools Scrambles Harvard Negotiations

The university was open to spending $500 million, but a $50 million settlement with Brown has prompted new debates in Cambridge.

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Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute

The sum sought by the government is more than twice as much as the $200 million fine that Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash with the White House last week.

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Harvard’s Leader, Penny Pritzker, Faces Intense Scrutiny in Trump Fight

As Harvard and the government negotiate to end a conflict with billions of dollars on the line, some ask whether Penny Pritzker, the head of the school’s governing board, should step down.

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Did Columbia’s Deal With Trump Save Its Stature or Sacrifice It?

Reactions ranged from fierce criticism to relief after the university reached a settlement over allegations that it failed to stop the harassment of Jewish students.

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Columbia and Penn Made Trump Deals. More Universities Could Be Next.

Trump officials hope deals with two Ivy League schools create a template that others, including Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Cornell and Northwestern, will follow.

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Columbia’s Deal With Trump: What We Know

The university entered into an agreement to settle claims that it allegedly violated federal anti-discrimination laws.

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