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Rufo, Shapiro, Others Request New Higher Ed ‘Contract’

A conservative think tank called on President Trump Tuesday to “draft a new contract” that universities must follow or face...
Harvard president Alan Garber, a light-skinned man with gray hair and a beard, wearing academic regalia at Harvard's 2025 commencement.

Trump Targets Harvard’s Accreditation, Will Subpoena International Student Records

Federal agencies are increasing pressure on the university, which still hasn’t acceded to the government’s sweeping demands. The institution says it’s facing retaliation.

A photo of one person standing at a podium with the Heterodox Academy logo on it, to the left of four seated panelists.

Scholars Continue Lambasting Higher Ed While Trump Upends It

This year’s Heterodox Academy conference—the first since Republicans retook the White House—featured similar complaints about academe as in years past. But the federal government’s sweeping interventions raised questions about what’s really warranted.

A woman wearing a kaffiyeh as a head scarf addresses a crowd of students seated in the grass in front of a building at the University of Texas at Austin.

Texas Governor Signs Bill to Limit Expressive Activity on Campuses

Students and free speech advocates argue that the bill is too vague and goes too far in its efforts to “prevent unnecessary disruption and to ensure campus safety.”

Gaza Encampments ‘Made University Leaders Lose Their Minds’

The documentary The Encampments explores how pro-Palestinian student protests spread across campuses in the U.S. and worldwide.

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Opinion

Higher Ed Must Recommit to Its Enlightenment Roots

Universities’ own mistakes helped pave the way for government attacks on academic freedom, Emily Chamlee-Wright writes.

Trump Officials Continue to Detain Mahmoud Khalil

Despite a judge’s ruling last week that the Trump administration can’t continue to detain pro-Palestine campus activist Mahmoud Khalil “based...

Judge Releases Harvard Researcher After 4-Month Detention

A judge released a Harvard Medical School research associate and Russian native Thursday. She had been held in federal detention...