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Trump Wants to Pull Harvard’s Tax Exemption. Can He?
President Donald Trump is escalating his campaign to pressure elite universities into making a wide range of policy changes ...
Tracking Trump’s war on elite universities: Which schools have lost funding and what they're doing about it
Harvard lost more than $2 billion in federal grants by refusing to comply with the president's demands. These other ...
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How Things Fell Apart at the U. of Pennsylvania After the Antisemitism Hearing
A new book by the former chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees offers an inside look at the drama and big-donor influence that ...
Penn Medicine breaks ground for a $224 million proton beam cancer center in Philadelphia
The proton beam therapy center will be Penn's fourth when it opens in late 2027. The others are at HUP, Virtua Voorhees, and ...
Trump administration demands Penn restore accolades to female swimmers after allowing trans swimmer to compete
Penn has maintained that it was in full compliance with all National Collegiate Athletic Association rules and eligibility at ...
What is Rejection Cake Trend? High schoolers embrace refusals amid college application stress
A TikTok video featuring Ceci Skala, Needham, Massachusetts high school senior, and her pals making a “rejection cake” has received over five million views. On a plain cake, the women arrange sticks ...
Harvard and Trump administration face off in court over threats to cut federal funds
The case will be heard by Judge Allison Burroughs, a Barack Obama appointee and University of Pennsylvania Law School ...
Federal funding freeze on nation’s oldest university likely to stay in place well into summer after first court hearing
More than $2 billion in federal funds committed to Harvard University are likely to stay frozen by the Trump administration ...