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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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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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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Can Donors Fill the Major Budget Holes Universities Face Under Trump?

In their fund-raising appeals, some schools are citing the vast sums in federal funding that they stand to lose. Others appear to be keeping mum to avoid angering the White House.

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Brown Disciplined a Student Who Asked Questions in the Style of Elon Musk and DOGE

A conservative student newspaper had DOGE-style questions about the work of Brown University staff. Its writers were summoned to disciplinary hearings.

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