Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting University Accreditors, and Other Education Orders

[ad_1] President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting college accreditors, a group of largely unknown but long-established companies that evaluate the educational quality and financial health of universities. The order, one of seven education-related measures he signed on Wednesday, was the latest move by Mr. Trump aimed at shifting the ideological tilt of … Read more

Can Harvard Withstand Trump’s Financial Attack?

[ad_1] The world’s wealthiest university is under attack by one of the world’s richest, most powerful men. The reasons have to do with disagreements about antisemitism, racial politics and raw power. But the fight, which the government accelerated with a mistimed letter, is also about taking Harvard and its billions down several notches. The Trump … Read more

Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding

[ad_1] Harvard, the world’s wealthiest university, sued the Trump administration on Monday, fighting back against its threats to slash billions of dollars from the school’s research funding as part of a crusade against the nation’s top colleges. The lawsuit signaled a major escalation of the ongoing fight between higher education and President Trump, who has … Read more