And why they have been able to resist his authoritarian demands while the business world capitulates.
Harvard
Posted inHigher Education
America 250: Our Revolutionary Era Colleges Were Hotbeds of … Royalism
“Hamilton” aside, America’s first colleges like Harvard, Yale, and William & Mary bred more faithful subjects of the crown than revolutionaries.
Posted inPolitics
Family Feud: Donald Trump and the Pritzkers
The president and the Illinois governor are at war, and now the Supreme Court is involved. Why the Realtor-in-Chief has fought with the family behind Hyatt Hotels.
Posted inPodcast
Why Harvard Might Be Forced to Cave to Trump
No school can stand against the government’s limitless resources forever, says higher education finance expert Robert Kelchen.
Posted inPolitics
No, Chris Rufo Didn’t Mastermind the Ouster of Harvard’s President
Liberals forced Claudine Gay’s resignation, not the conservative provocateur.
Posted inCollege Guide
How the Military Can Save Affirmative Action
Service academies like West Point have figured out how to diversify admissions without sacrificing high standards—or running afoul of the Supreme Court. Civilian colleges should do the same.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Roberts Court Isn’t Getting More Moderate
The six conservative justices haven’t been shy about jettisoning decades of precedent and even their supposedly moderate rulings aren’t so moderate.
Posted inPolitics
Tom Hanks, Donald Trump, and the End of Truth
In his Harvard commencement speech, the Oscar-winning actor underscored the culture of lying that’s swelled in recent years. From Ted Cruz to Fox News, is there any going back to the pre-Donald era?
Posted inBooks
Trust Fund U
In January 2021, when the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear an appeal challenging Harvard’s use of racial preferences in college admissions, the institution’s president, Larry Bacow, sent a note to the university community positioning Harvard as a righteous champion of social justice. The Court, he wrote, was threatening Harvard’s ability “to create […]
Posted inHealth Care, Main
COVID, OSHA Complaints, And Unsafe Labor Practices
Owing to the pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration gets COVID complaints that go unanswered. A Harvard study finds they correspond workplace deaths.
