Billionaire Trump Ally Emerges as Key Broker in Harvard Fight

Stephen A. Schwarzman, the leader of the Blackstone Group, one of the world’s largest investment firms, has taken a direct role in Harvard’s negotiations with the White House.

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Trump Asked Universities to Sign a Compact. Some See a Trap.

Trump officials want universities to sign on to conservative priorities to get special treatment. Some in higher education say agreeing would end academic freedom.

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Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.

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Harvard Blasts Administration Over ‘Distorted’ Civil Rights Investigation

The Sept. 19 letter came days before the Department of Health and Human Services started the process of cutting off federal funds to the university.

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Trump Says a Deal Is Close With Harvard

The agreement, if finalized, would follow months of grappling over federal dollars as the Trump administration seeks to cow the university.

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Health Department Moves to Block Harvard From Future Research Grants

The White House and Harvard University have struggled to negotiate an end to their monthslong dispute over the administration’s campaign to expunge “woke” ideology from campuses.

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The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Crackdown on Academia

Ending the “culture of victimhood” on campus.

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Harvard’s Former President, Claudine Gay, Criticizes Its Approach to Trump

Claudine Gay has rarely spoken out since she was forced to resign, but she recently said that Harvard should not cave to Trump administration demands, including a $500 million payment.

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Trump Officials Question Harvard’s Stability, Saying Federal Inquiries Raise Financial Risk

The administration’s latest attack on the nation’s oldest university comes as negotiations stall for a settlement to restore billions in frozen federal research funds.

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Harvard Is Told Research Money Could Flow Again, for Now

After a court victory, Harvard researchers were told some grants were being restored. But the battle over whether the government can halt the money is probably not over.

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