What Civil Society Can Do to Beat Trumpism

People and institutions of civil society must coordinate against him.

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It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead.

Sam Terblanche was just 20 years old. Can a busy E.R. handle the hardest cases?

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U.S. Argues That Detained Protesters Can’t Seek Release in Federal Court

A federal appeals court heard arguments over whether noncitizens subject to deportation have the right to challenge their detentions using one of the oldest legal precepts.

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Mahmoud Khalil Asks Federal Judge to Intercede After Deportation Order

Mr. Khalil is not in imminent danger of deportation, but his situation has grown more dire as the Trump administration continues its efforts to remove him from the country.

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Settlement Talks Stall Between Harvard and the Trump Administration

One major reason is said to be an emerging divide within the administration over whether the current framework is too favorable to Harvard.

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Nemat Shafik, Columbia President During Protests, Takes Another Tough Job

Dr. Shafik, who came under fire for her handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests last year, is now the chief economic adviser to Britain’s prime minister.

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International Student Enrollments Stay Steady at Columbia and Princeton

But Black student enrollment is lower at the two universities after years of turmoil in elite higher education.

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Columbia Got Most of Its Research Funding Back. The Damage Goes Deeper.

While the university was able to strike a deal with the Trump administration, the national outlook for federal science funding remains bleak.

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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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