A Harvard University student speaks at a protest against the Trump administrations sanctions against Harvard.

Higher Education

How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump

by Kainoa Lowman August 6, 2026August 10, 2026

And why they have been able to resist his authoritarian demands while the business world capitulates.

Credential Conflict: A college accreditation overhaul, led by Secretary Linda McMahon’s Education Department, may weaken a flawed system in the name of improving it. Here, McMahon testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, April 28, 2026, in Washington.

Higher Education

The Higher Education Accreditation Wars Are Heating Up

by Bruno V. Manno May 6, 2026May 5, 2026

Government

The Miracle and Mystery of Artemis II

by Bart H. Welling April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

Politics

“Executive Orders Are Not Laws. . .They Can Be Undone Quite Easily”

by David Masciotra March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

Trump DEI: Brown University, pictured here, reached a settlement with the Trump administration that requires identity-based outreach and programming even as federal officials crack down on campus DEI initiatives.

Magazine

How Trump Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DEI

by Alex Bronzini-Vender February 18, 2026May 5, 2026

Govern by euphemism: In Trump’s Washington, helping Hispanic-serving colleges becomes “racial bias”—and cutting their funding becomes “equal protection.”

Higher Education

The Quiet War on Hispanic-Serving Colleges

by Rob Wolfe December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, speaks during lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2025.

Law and Justice

In NIH Funding Case, the Supreme Court Makes Up the Rules as It Goes Along

by James D. Zirin September 4, 2025September 3, 2025

In this Aug. 30, 2005 picture, floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina fill the streets near downtown New Orleans.

Politics

Trump’s Definition of DEI Is a Disaster for Disaster Management

by Gillen Tener Martin August 28, 2025August 27, 2025

Books

Diversity Without Racial Preference

by Lloyd Green May 12, 2025May 11, 2025

Politics

Hegseth’s Dismissal of Admiral Chatfield Makes Us Weaker

by James D. Zirin April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

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How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump

The Higher Education Accreditation Wars Are Heating Up

The Miracle and Mystery of Artemis II

“Executive Orders Are Not Laws. . .They Can Be Undone Quite Easily”

How Trump Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DEI

The Quiet War on Hispanic-Serving Colleges

In NIH Funding Case, the Supreme Court Makes Up the Rules as It Goes Along

Trump’s Definition of DEI Is a Disaster for Disaster Management

Diversity Without Racial Preference

Hegseth’s Dismissal of Admiral Chatfield Makes Us Weaker

Call Them ‘Common Sense Democrats’

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One Internal Pollster Saw the Primary Results Coming

Hey Industry, Stop Sponging Off, and Start Contributing to, the Colleges That Train Your Employees

The Case for Lesser-Known Colleges

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Burning the Past to Build the Future

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