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The U.S. Supreme Court building and the Harvard University library side by side with a pile of money across both.

3 Takeaways From Harvard’s Legal Victory

A judge ruled that the federal government illegally froze $2.2 billion in research funding for the university. But with an appeal looming, it’s unclear when the funds will be restored.

A plate of portioned nutritious food surrounded by various images of US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. Demands Med Schools Beef Up Nutrition Education

While experts agree that most physicians don’t receive adequate nutrition training, fixing that won’t be enough to achieve the government’s goal of reducing chronic disease, they say.

Front of the Department of Education building

Education Dept.’s Rule-Making Agenda Includes Accreditation, Title VI

Changing the interpretation of race-based discrimination, increasing flexibility within the college accreditation system and reworking the process to yank federal...
Illustration of a graduation cap and price tag

Education Dept. Revamps Ombudsman Office to Focus on Financial Literacy

The Department of Education said Friday that an office responsible for handling borrower complaints will now also to focus on...
Campus shots of the University of Chicago, Middlebury College and University of New Hampshire.

Range of Reasons for Latest Job and Program Cuts

Colleges and universities that announced belt-tightening measures in August blamed everything from rising operating costs to the Trump administration.

Biotech to ‘Shift to U.K. and China’ After U.S. ‘Own Goal’ on mRNA Cuts

Migration of talent “already under way” as experts predict decision will still delay development of vaccines that could save lives.

People walk on the plaza outside Royce Hall, the site of 2024 pro-Palestinian protests, on the UCLA campus.

UC System Warns of Broader Risks in Federal Funding Fight

The University of California system is warning state lawmakers that federal funding cuts could extend well beyond UCLA as tensions...
The gates of Harvard University and President Donald Trump.

The Victory for Harvard Is a Victory for Democracy

A settlement by Harvard now would be not only cowardly but crazy.