Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding

An extraordinary rebuke to the federal government’s campaign against elite schools, the ruling could upend settlement talks with the university system.

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Former U.Va. President Details Justice Department Pressure That Led to Ouster

In an extraordinary 12-page letter, James E. Ryan described the pressure campaign leading to his resignation as akin to a “hostage situation.”

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Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson

The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the “Make America Great Again” slogan as an example of white supremacy.

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Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes

The university system will ban advocacy of “race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity” without approval.

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Trump Pressure Risking Free Speech at University of California, Judge Warns

A federal judge said that faculty members were being affected in their teaching and research by the Trump administration’s pressure campaign.

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New College of Florida, a Conservative Bulwark, Will Sign Trump’s ‘Compact’

The school, once a progressive college, was remade by Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration. Now, it is the first school to agree to the Trump administration’s list of demands.

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Trump Officials Move Toward Deal With University of Virginia After Standoff

The Trump administration is closing in on a deal with the University of Virginia, four months after government pressure forced the school’s previous president to resign.

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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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