Lawrence Krauss, Martin Nowak: The Professors Who Stayed Close With Epstein

Even as the disgraced financier’s crimes were revealed, newly released emails show how academics at top universities stuck by Jeffrey Epstein, often seeking his help and offering it in return.

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Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire

Boycotts of Israeli universities, largely imposed in Europe, have multiplied since the start of the war and reflect Israel’s international isolation over its conduct in Gaza.

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What College Students Are Worried About Right Now

As political battles upend college campuses, we asked dozens of students what is on their minds as they plan for the future. Politics was only part of it.

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All but 2 Universities Decline a Trump Offer of Preferential Funding

One of the two, Vanderbilt University, signaled it had reservations.

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White House’s Aggressive Tactics Are Complicating Its Education Agenda

The Trump administration alienated many elite schools in its latest effort to overhaul higher education, so it looked elsewhere for allies.

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White House’s Aggressive Tactics Are Complicating Its Education Agenda

The Trump administration alienated many elite schools in its latest effort to overhaul higher education, so it looked elsewhere for allies.

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Universities Are Standing Up to Trump

A White House proposal for special funding treatment crossed a line for several schools. Some say it feels like a turning point in the federal government’s battle with higher education.

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Penn Becomes Latest University to Reject White House Deal

Penn is the third school to say no to the Trump administration’s offer of federal funding preferences in exchange for complying with certain requirements, such as protecting conservative voices.

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Trump’s Troubling ‘Compact’ for Universities

Responses to an essay about President Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” Also: Bikes in the park; a vigil against political violence.

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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.

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