After the Trump administration ratcheted up its demands of the university system over the summer, its Board of Regents met on Wednesday to consider how to respond.
The University of California system has been criticized over its decision last month to give federal investigators information about students and employees linked to antisemitism complaints.
Speaking at an educational summit, former President Barack Obama criticized his successor’s attacks on his political rivals in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Former President Barack Obama speaking last year. In recent months, Mr. Obama has gone increasingly public with his criticisms of President Trump and his administration.
The University of California, Berkeley, told around 160 people that their names were in documents related to antisemitism complaints that were demanded by the Trump administration.
The University of California, Berkeley, is among the 10 universities that a Trump administration task force on antisemitism has identified for particular attention.
After a court victory, Harvard researchers were told some grants were being restored. But the battle over whether the government can halt the money is probably not over.
Two administrators also lost their posts at Texas A&M, an example of how Republican policies meant to curb liberal ideas are reaching into university classrooms.
The Trump administration has opened more than a dozen federal investigations into Harvard over a variety of targets, from the university’s admissions policies to its patent paperwork.
Gregory Washington, George Mason’s first Black president, runs a university that prizes diversity. That has made him a target of the Trump administration.
The Trump administration demanded that Gregory Washington, president of George Mason University, personally apologize for supporting diversity programs. He said no.
A judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law in canceling billions in federal funds for Harvard. Whether the money is returned matters for the rest of higher education.
A court ruling this week was a victory for Harvard in its fight with the Trump administration, but the battle between the two sides is most likely not over.
The university’s president, Michael Schill, said he would step down following months of turbulence, including Trump administration cuts of $790 million from the university’s research funds.
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