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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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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Schwarzenegger Urges Voters to Reject California Redistricting Measure

Arnold Schwarzenegger issued his first public rebuke since Gov. Gavin Newsom placed a gerrymander plan on the ballot.

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George Raveling, Basketball Coach Who Brought Michael Jordan to Nike, Dies at 88

He also worked security for the 1963 March on Washington, and ended up with Martin Luther King Jr.’s copy of the “I Have a Dream” speech.

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Newsom Wants to Gerrymander California. Schwarzenegger May Disagree.

As governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger championed the state’s nonpartisan redistricting system. Now, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pause it to help Democrats.

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Top American Academics Flock to Toronto as Trump Threatens U.S. Colleges

The University of Toronto has attracted several U.S. professors amid turmoil between American higher-education institutions and the Trump administration.

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Surgeons Perform First Human Bladder Transplant

The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions.

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Feeling Political Heat From Trump, Colleges Pump Up Their Lobbying

An analysis by The New York Times found that schools targeted by the Trump administration have sharply increased spending on lobbying and became far more reliant on lobbyists with Republican ties.

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Trump Pulled $400 million From Columbia. Other Schools Could Be Next.

The administration has circulated a list that includes nine other campuses, accusing them of failure to address antisemitism.

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