What the assault on Columbia University is really about | Opinions
The Trump administration’s war on campus dissent has reached a new, disturbing milestone. On March 8, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detained Mahmoud Khalil,…
DHS detains Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri over social media posts
Badar Khan Suri,a Georgetown researcher and Indian national, was arrested by federal immigration agents. File Photo courtesy Immigration and Customs Enforcement March 20 (UPI) --…
As Trump attacks DEI, UC bans ‘diversity statements’ in faculty hiring
University of California leaders are eliminating a years-old practice of requiring faculty job applicants to submit “diversity statements,” a move that comes after the Trump…
Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who last competed for the…
Turkiye’s Istanbul University annuls Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s diploma | Politics News
Opposition leader slams the university’s move as ‘unlawful’, saying it does not have the power to make the decision.Turkiye’s Istanbul University has annulled Mayor Ekrem…
A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway
BOSTON — A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported after he ordered that she not be removed…
Judge orders Trump admin. to answer allegations it deported university doctor despite court order
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been accused of deporting a Brown University professor despite a court order directing it not to. File Photo…
‘Expert of Subtle Revisions’ review: History, language aren’t neutral
Book Review The Expert of Subtle Revisions By Kirsten Menger-AndersonCrown: 256 pages, $28If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a…
Elon Musk brings a rash Silicon Valley approach to Washington
Washington has never seen anything like the rule-breaking, power-taking, government-torching, protocol-scorching force of delighted havoc and gleeful mayhem that is Elon Musk.Margaret O’Mara has.The University…
Federal agents raid Columbia dorm rooms as university expels students | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeedColumbia University and the US Department of Homeland Security are continuing their crackdowns on pro-Palestinian student protesters. The university suspended or expelled multiple students, and…
US arrests second student, imposes ‘receivership’ on Columbia University | Donald Trump News
The administration of President Donald Trump has arrested a second student protester and set a deadline for Columbia University, one of the most prestigious campuses…
Alan Simpson, U.S. senator who bridged partisan gaps with wit, dies
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Former Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today’s political acrimony, has died. He was…
Columbia University punishes pro-Palestine students who occupied building | News
An unknown number of Columbia students were suspended from campus, expelled or had their degrees revoked.New York’s Columbia University said it has handed down punishments…
Jewish protesters demand Columbia University activist’s release
NEW YORK — Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of a Columbia University activist who…
White House pressures Columbia University as it seeks to deport pro-Palestinian activists
NEW YORK — The White House complained Tuesday that Columbia University is refusing to help federal agents find people being sought as part of the government’s effort…
Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does
WASHINGTON — President Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job.”Since Trump took office, staffing at the…
Trump guts Education Department, sending California scrambling
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off about half of the agency’s employees, casting uncertainty over how —…
Hiring at Harvard University paused due to ‘shifting federal policies’
Harvard on Monday announced that it was freezing hiring, citing financial uncertainty. File Photo by Matthew Healey/ UPI | License Photo March 10 (UPI) --…
Search underway in Dominican Republic for missing University of Pittsburgh student
1 of 3 | Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old Indian citizen and a U.S. permanent resident, was last seen shortly before 5 a.m. on Thursday while…
Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts
WASHINGTON — Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. Therapies for intellectual disorders could stall in Maryland. Red states and blue states alike…