President Trump is opening up his higher education compact to all institutions, broadening his pressure campaign on colleges to embrace his political priorities

We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from the top conferences to attend in 2026 to the latest federal investigations into colleges.

Harvard president Alan Garber, an economist and doctor, is battling the White House in court on behalf of all higher education. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On a sunny Friday last year, Alan Garber stepped up to a microphone to address thousands of Harvard ...

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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