Julia Hyman, Rudin Employee Killed in NYC Shooting, Recalled for Her ‘Light’

Julia Hyman, 27, was working late when the gunman fired into the office where she worked, which, it appears, was not his intended target.

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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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Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities

Schools say the Trump administration’s cuts to higher education are forcing them to consider extreme cost-cutting measures, even as more students than ever are heading to college this year.

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A judge blocked the Energy Department from imposing a cap on grants for university research.

The temporary ruling mirrored one in a case involving the N.I.H., which similarly tried to cap the funding that covers universities’ overhead expenses in research.

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A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era

Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles cheaper and more convenient than conventional cars?

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Kehlani Concert in Central Park Is Canceled After Pressure From Mayor

The singer, a vocal critic of Israel, had been scheduled to perform in June as part of Pride festivities. Two weeks ago, Cornell dropped a plan to have her headline a concert.

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Harvard’s War With Trump Forces Question of How Endowments Should Be Spent

The Trump administration’s war on elite universities has forced them to consider whether it’s ever worth dipping into the trust.

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Cornell Cancels Kehlani Performance Over Her Stance on the War in Gaza

The R&B singer’s outspoken support for Palestinians had drawn criticism on the campus and beyond. Some students expressed disappointment at the cancellation.

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Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities

The opaque process, part of a strategy by conservatives to realign the liberal tilt of elite universities, has upended higher education.

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Trump Has Targeted These Universities. Why?

President Trump has set his sights on defunding colleges, singling out some of the world’s wealthiest schools in what critics say is an attack on academic freedom.

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