How Trump Is Forcing Foes to Pay Up

President Trump is getting universities, trading partners and law firms to agree to spend big on his terms, often to end fights he picked.

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What Richard Hofstadter Tells Us About the American University in Crisis.

Political challenges to elite colleges have long been a feature of life in the United States. A 1963 book helps show us why.

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Trump Wants Universities to Show Him the Money, or No Deal

President Trump has personally stipulated that hefty financial penalties be part of agreements his administration is negotiating with the elite universities. Critics call it extortion.

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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 Harvard-Trained Lawyer Behind Trump’s Fight Against Top Universities

May Mailman is credited as an animating force behind a strategy that has intimidated independent institutions and undercut years of medical and scientific research.

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The Trump Administration Tried to Silence Mahmoud Khalil, So I Asked Him to Talk

The Palestinian activist discusses the Columbia protests, ICE detention and free speech in America.

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A Diner Gets a Second Life in Front of the Camera

The former restaurant in Williamsburg will be moved to a studio for film and TV production at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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Columbia and Brown to Disclose Admissions and Race Data in Trump Deal

A widely overlooked part of a settlement with the two universities could profoundly alter how elite schools determine who gets accepted.

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Is There a Smart Way to Cede Power to Donald Trump?

Three Opinion writers debate whether universities should make a deal with the administration.

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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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