“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” ...

For months, Harvard University and the Trump administration have been negotiating a settlement that could resolve federal investigations into the university and its culture and restore billions of ...

May Mailman is credited as an animating force behind a strategy that has intimidated independent institutions and undercut years of medical and scientific research. The policies that May Mailman has ...

Harvard College ("Harvard") secured a significant victory in its effort to resist the influence of federal government policy preferences on its academic programming and governance on September 3, 2025 ...

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is leading the administration’s fight against elite universities. She sat down with WSJ to discuss her thinking and if there is room for compromise. Photo: Greg ...

Stephen A. Schwarzman, the leader of the Blackstone Group, one of the world’s largest investment firms, has taken a direct role in Harvard’s negotiations with the White House. By Michael C. Bender ...