The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in ...

Multiple colleges are rejecting a compact the Trump administration sent to nine universities at the beginning of October that guaranteed funding advantages if the institutions agreed to certain policy ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) became the first university to reject the Trump administration's "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," which would have given it ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology turned down the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” on Friday, according to multiple reports, becoming the first ...

The Trump administration has said universities that sign a compact agreeing to certain policy priorities will get preferential treatment when it comes to get federal funding. Though no schools have ...

A White House proposal for special funding treatment crossed a line for several schools. Some say it feels like a turning point in the federal government’s battle with higher education. By Alan ...

A federal judge had previously stopped the administration from cutting off billions to schools that have diversity and equity programs. By Dana Goldstein The Trump administration is appealing an ...

New York City is taking the Trump administration to court over a decision to claw back $47 million in federal funds because of public schools’ transgender policies. The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday ...