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  1. Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. Op Ed, Today

    Those of us who seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

  2. Columbia Campus Occupation Could Have Ended Without Police, Report Says Metro, Today

    A university senate review concludes that some demonstrators who occupied Hamilton Hall were willing to leave voluntarily.

  3. Republicans Invoke Newsom in a Hearing on Transgender Sports National, Today

    California Democrats rejected two Republican bills that would have banned transgender athletes from female sports. In a rare turn, Republicans tried to use the Democratic governor’s own words to challenge Democrats.

  4. It’s Still April Fools’ Day on Social Media Styles, Yesterday

    We’re really still doing this?

  5. A Mysterious Group Says Its Mission Is to Expose Antisemitic Students National, Yesterday

    Civil rights advocates say Canary Mission is doxxing critics of Israel and providing a possible road map for immigration agents as they sweep up students in a campus crackdown.

  6. Should Universities Resist Trump’s Tactics? Letters, Yesterday

    Readers discuss how universities should respond to the administration’s demands and threats to cut off funding.

  7. Trump Pauses Dozens of Federal Grants to Princeton National, Yesterday

    The Trump administration has sought to punish universities financially, saying they have not done enough to combat antisemitism or comply with other administration priorities.

  8. La derecha en EE. UU. sigue defendiendo a la ivermectina En español, Yesterday

    El fármaco se ha convertido en una especie de símbolo de resistencia a lo que algunos en el movimiento MAGA describen como una élite corrupta.

  9. Congress Wrote a Deportation Law to Be Used ‘Sparingly.’ Trump Has Other Ideas. Washington, Yesterday

    A crackdown targeting foreign students protesting Israel’s treatment of Palestinians conflicts with free-speech protections that lawmakers added in 1990.

  10. Three New Works of Theater to Share One Trait: Hope Culture, Yesterday

    The Fisher Center at Bard has announced a wave of works by artists including Suzan-Lori Parks, Courtney Bryan, Barrie Kosky and Lisa Kron.

  11. Cornell Student Who Faced Deportation Says He Has Left U.S. Washington, Yesterday

    Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student who had been suspended by the university after participating in pro-Palestinian protests, said he “took the decision to leave the United States.”

  12. I’m an Alum of Columbia and Paul, Weiss. There’s an Uncomfortable Lesson in Trump’s Tactics. Op Ed, Yesterday

    As Bertolt Brecht wrote, it is an unhappy land that needs heroes.

  13. Professors Pushed Harvard to Resist Trump. Now Billions Are on the Line. National, Yesterday

    Harvard, the wealthiest school in the world, sought compromise amid pressure to do more to combat antisemitism. The Trump administration is examining its funding anyway.

  14. Princeton Senior, Accused of Assault During Protest, Is Found Not Guilty Metro, Yesterday

    A judge cleared David Piegaro of wrongdoing after he was charged with assaulting a police officer while recording pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations last year.

  15. New Columbia President Attacked by Stefanik Over 2023 Text Message Metro, March 31

    Elise Stefanik, a prominent Republican, questioned Claire Shipman’s commitment to protecting Jewish students. Ms. Shipman pledged “to build on the significant progress we’ve made.”

  16. Minnesota Student Detained by ICE Was Not an Activist, Lawsuit Says National, March 31

    Lawyers and experts say the arrest last week of a University of Minnesota graduate student may signal a new front in the Trump administration’s approach to immigration.

  17. Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard National, March 31

    The move follows the cancellation of roughly $400 million in funding for Columbia and the suspension of $175 million for the University of Pennsylvania.

  18. Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn Business, March 31

    Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.

  19. Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin National, March 31

    Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it — and spread misinformation about it.

  20. She Wrote Last Summer’s Hit Thriller. Naturally, TV Was Next. Books, March 31

    Suddenly Liz Moore blazed, comet-like, onto small screens and best-seller lists. But her writing career has been a slow burn.

  21. ICE on Campus The Daily, March 31

    The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown at universities has targeted pro-Palestinian students who have been in the United States legally.

  22. I’m Cornell’s President. We’re Not Afraid of Debate and Dissent. Op Ed, March 31

    Higher education cannot cede the space of public discourse and the free exchange of ideas.

  23. A New Dinosaur Museum Rises From a Hole in the Ground in New Jersey Science, March 31

    The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future.

  24. Linda Williams, 78, Dies; Took a Scholarly Approach to Pornography Obits, March 30

    One of the first to write seriously about a fraught subject, she also played a major role in developing the field of film studies and feminist film theory.

  25. Gananath Obeyesekere, 95, Dies; Anthropologist Bridged East and West Obits, March 30

    His wide-ranging work drew on field research in his native Sri Lanka as well as his extensive study of English literature and Christian mysticism.

  26. At Black Colleges, a Stubborn Gender Enrollment Gap Keeps Growing National, March 30

    Only 19 percent of students at Howard University are Black men, whose enrollment levels at four-year colleges have plummeted across the board.

  27. In the Halls of Power, Trump’s Demands Force Agonizing Choices Metro, March 30

    Leaders at top-flight law firms, Columbia University and inside City Hall are weighing decisions that pit the fates of their institutions against their own reputations.

  28. ‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America Foreign, March 30

    Students at the American University of Afghanistan in Qatar fear having to return to their Taliban-ruled homeland after aid and visa cutoffs by the Trump administration.

  29. Who Is Claire Shipman, the New Interim President of Columbia? Metro, March 29

    The former television journalist and co-chair of the university’s board of trustees takes the helm at a time of significant peril for the institution.

  30. The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes Op Ed, March 29

    A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.

  31. Targeting of Tufts Student for Deportation Stuns Friends and Teachers National, March 29

    The Trump administration said she “engaged in activities in support of Hamas.” Her friends and lawyers say all she did was co-author an essay critical of the war in Gaza.

  32. Why Is ICE Detaining College Students? Video, March 29

    The Trump administration is trying to deport pro-Palestinian students who are legally in the United States, citing national security. First Amendment experts say that violates free speech protections. Anemona Hartocollis, a national reporter for T...

  33. Colleges Have to Be Much More Honest With Themselves Op Ed, March 29

    To rebuild trust and resist interference, universities must look within.

  34. How Colleges Are Cracking Down on Students Now National, March 29

    Colleges are using surveillance videos and search warrants to investigate students involved in pro-Palestinian protests. Experts say it’s a new frontier in campus security that could threaten civil liberties.

  35. Estudiantes y académicos propalestinos están en la mira del gobierno de Trump. Esto es lo que sabemos En español, March 29

    La Casa Blanca afirma que estas medidas, muchas de las cuales afectan a migrantes con visados y tarjetas de residencia, son necesarias porque las personas detenidas representan una amenaza para la seguridad nacional.

  36. Justice Sonia Sotomayor Says Judges Must Be ‘Fearlessly Independent’ Washington, March 29

    The justice made remarks at once cautious and forceful at Georgetown University Law Center, which has called attacks by the Trump administration a threat to academic freedom.

  37. University of Minnesota Student Detained by Immigration Agents National, March 29

    University officials said they had not been informed of the federal agents’ plans and called the situation “deeply concerning.”

  38. Leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern Studies Center Will Leave National, March 29

    Harvard University has been under pressure by the Trump administration to follow directives related to diversity and combating antisemitism.

  39. Columbia President Is Replaced as Trump Threatens University’s Funding Metro, March 29

    Katrina Armstrong is leaving the post a week after the university agreed to a list of demands from the White House.

  40. Cornell Student Facing Deportation Felt Drawn to Protest National, March 28

    Momodou Taal is from a political family and found his muse in Malcolm X. He joined a pro-Palestinian movement that led to his suspension. Now, he is fighting to stay in the United States.

  41. Tug of War Continues Over Where to Hear Khalil Deportation Case Metro, March 28

    The government wants the detainee’s case heard in Louisiana, where an appellate judge may be friendlier. At a hearing in Newark, one of his lawyers called the situation “Kafkaesque.”

  42. Is Kermit the Frog What the Class of 2025 Needs? Styles, March 28

    The University of Maryland says it is honoring Jim Henson, an alumnus, with its choice of commencement speaker. Some students think it is avoiding “real issues.”

  43. Medieval Tales of Merlin and Arthur, Hidden for Centuries, Return to Light Foreign, March 28

    Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and used advanced technology to reveal its contents.

  44. ‘Una oportunidad de vivir’: 2 familias se enfrentan a la trisomía 18 En español, March 28

    Los casos de trisomía 18 pueden aumentar a medida que muchos estados restringen el aborto. Pero algunas mujeres deciden tener a los bebés, amarlos con ternura y cuidarlos con devoción.

  45. Unos investigadores graban a un tiburón emitiendo un sonido En español, March 28

    Unos biólogos de Nueva Zelanda grabaron lo que creen que es el primer caso de un tiburón que hace ruido activamente.

  46. Floods Sweep South Texas and Nearby Border Cities in Mexico Express, March 28

    Severe storms dumped about half a year’s rainfall in two days, leading to flash floods across both sides of the border.

  47. For Some Autocrats, Even Rigged Elections Can Be Too Much of a Threat Foreign, March 28

    Protests are raging in Turkey after the arrest of the country’s most prominent opposition politician.

  48. What We Know About the Detentions of Student Protesters National, March 28

    The Trump administration is looking to deport pro-Palestinian students who are legally in the United States, citing national security. Critics say that violates free speech protections.

  49. Justice Dept. Will Investigate California Universities Over Race in Admissions National, March 27

    California banned affirmative action decades ago. The Trump administration says it plans to investigate whether schools there are still considering race.

  50. Under Pressure, Psychology Accreditation Board Suspends Diversity Standards Science, March 27

    As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements.

  51. University of Michigan to Scuttle Its Flagship D.E.I. Program Investigative, March 27

    Michigan, once at the forefront of school diversity efforts, is rapidly changing course amid campus pushback and broad scrutiny by the Trump administration.

  52. Overwhelmed by Cuteness? There’s a Word for That. Styles, March 27

    The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable.

  53. State Department Revoked Visa of Tufts University Student, Rubio Says Video, March 27

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the State Department under his direction had revoked the visas of more than 300 people and was continuing to revoke visas daily.

  54. La tumba de un faraón desconocido es descubierta en Egipto En español, March 27

    La cámara funeraria probablemente perteneció a un gobernante de una línea de reyes antaño perdida para la historia, dijeron los investigadores.

  55. Columbia University Locked Its Campus and Unleashed a Contentious Debate Real Estate, March 27

    Students and neighbors are suing the school, magnifying the broader complaint that institutions stifle free expression when they restrict access to public spaces following protests.

  56. Hollywood Has Not Recovered Jobs Lost During Strikes, Report Says Culture, March 27

    Many entertainment industry workers have been jobless for months, leading state officials to consider increasing subsidies to keep film and television production in California.

  57. PS21, a Hub for Forward-Looking Art Upstate, Names a New Director Culture, March 27

    Vallejo Gantner, a longtime arts administrator in New York City, has taken over as artistic and executive director at PS21 in Chatham, N.Y.

  58. How Columbia Touched Off a Debate Over Public Space Video, March 27

    Columbia University’s gates, closed in 2023 in anticipation of demonstrations over the war in Gaza, are at the center of a lawsuit. In an emailed statement, a university spokesperson said the school is “focused on ensuring that all of our students...

  59. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now Weekend, March 27

    A new take on Wynton Marsalis’s “Blues Symphony,” a piano cycle by Gregory Spears and Rosa Feola’s solo debut are among the highlights.

  60. The Progressive Congressman Who Wants to Take On JD Vance Politics, March 27

    Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, sees the vice president — a likely heir to President Trump’s political movement — as a unique threat to the constitutional order.

  61. A Shark Breaks Its Silence With Some Clicking Sounds Express, March 27

    Researchers in New Zealand have made what they believe is the first recording of a shark actively making noise.

  62. Archaeologists Find Huge Tomb of Unknown Pharaoh in Egypt Foreign, March 27

    The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new chapter in investigating this dynasty,” one noted.

  63. David Leonhardt: ‘By the Time Trump Comes for Your University, It’s Probably Too Late’ Op Ed, March 27

    And how universities can fight the president’s “destroying agenda.”

  64. Musk Targeted FEMA. Storm-Battered Communities Are Paying a Price. Washington, March 27

    A FEMA funding freeze illustrates the extraordinary power of Elon Musk and DOGE, who have made claims of undue benefits for undocumented immigrants and spurred swift action by federal officials.

  65. She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target. Climate, March 27

    A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.

  66. Is Boogie Fland the Next Legendary New York City Point Guard? Metro, March 27

    In some ways, the prodigy now starring for Arkansas in the N.C.A.A. tournament is an urban basketball archetype. But this is not the same old story.

  67. El gobierno de Trump detuvo a una estudiante turca de la Universidad de Tufts En español, March 27

    La estudiante fue detenida fuera del campus universitario. El miércoles circuló por las redes sociales un video en el que se veía a una mujer con hiyab, esposada y conducida por agentes.

  68. ICE Agents Detain University of Alabama Doctoral Student National, March 27

    A spokeswoman for the school said the detainment occurred off campus, but it was not immediately clear why the student had been targeted.

  69. Surveillance Footage Shows Arrest of Tufts University Student Video, March 26

    Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish citizen and a Muslim, was heading out to break her Ramadan fast with friends Tuesday night when she was detained by agents from the Department of Homeland Security.

  70. Hi Ho! Kermit the Frog Will Speak to Maryland Graduates Express, March 26

    The world’s most famous green frog will likely give some encouraging words, and possibly a few ribbits, to the class of 2025.

  71. Duke University Wants No Part of ‘The White Lotus’ Styles, March 26

    In a show that features an array of disturbing story lines, the actions — and wardrobe — of a character have gone “too far” for the university.

  72. A U.K. University Is Given a Record Fine Over Free Speech on Campus Foreign, March 26

    A regulator penalized the school three years after a professor quit in response to what she said was a campaign of harassment over her views on transgender identity.

  73. Federal Government Detains International Student at Tufts National, March 26

    The university was told that the student’s visa had been terminated, its president said in a late-night email to students and faculty members.

  74. New A.I. Project Explores Mysteries of Delacroix, Master of Romanticism Culture, March 26

    Eric and Wendy Schmidt and the Sorbonne will fund a new program to digitize Delacroix’s papers and identify other artists who may have contributed to his murals and paintings.

  75. Columbia Planned Tighter Protest Rules Even Before Trump Demanded Them Metro, March 25

    Students sued to stop Columbia from giving their disciplinary records to the federal government, which has demanded that the university rein in demonstrations.

  76. Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Attempts to Deport Columbia Undergraduate Metro, March 25

    The administration has been seeking to arrest and deport Yunseo Chung, who immigrated from South Korea as a child, after she participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

  77. The Duty of Law Firms Under Attack Letters, March 25

    Readers weigh in on the capitulation of the law firm Paul, Weiss to the Trump administration’s demands. Also: Beyond campus stereotypes; analog parenting.

  78. Trump’s Cuts to Columbia Were a ‘Gun to the Head,’ Faculty Lawsuit Says Metro, March 25

    The Trump administration’s cancellation of $400 million in aid violates the Constitution, a teachers’ union and a faculty group argue in a new suit.

  79. Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Arrests of Campus Protesters Metro, March 25

    The lawsuit says the detention of noncitizen students and faculty members deprives U.S. citizens of their right to engage with foreign-born peers.

  80. Secret War Plans Shared in Group Chat, and U.S. Food Banks Scramble The Headlines, March 25

    Plus, why you might develop allergies as an adult.

  81. As Trump’s Policies Worry Scientists, France and Others Put Out a Welcome Mat Foreign, March 25

    European universities have begun recruiting researchers who lost their jobs in the administration’s cost-cutting efforts, or are anxious over perceived threats to academic freedom.

  82. ‘It Is Hard to Imagine a More Sweeping Agenda to Make Americans Less Healthy’ Op Ed, March 25

    Trump says one thing about toxins and does another.

  83. As Crises Grip Colleges, More Students Than Ever Are Set to Enroll National, March 25

    The largest-ever class of high school seniors is about to graduate, just as colleges are facing major upheaval. Here’s what they could face as they head to campus.

  84. $15 Billion Is Enough to Fight a President Op Ed, March 25

    Every university president will face a choice similar to Columbia University’s in the coming months.

  85. Hillel, the Campus Jewish Group, Is Thriving, and Torn by Conflict National, March 25

    The war in Gaza brought more students into the Hillel fold, but has sown divisions among Jewish students over the group’s mission.

  86. Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions Metro, March 24

    While some professors rallied to criticize the changes, federal officials called the university’s actions a “positive first step” in maintaining a financial relationship.

  87. Read the lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of illegally targeting a second Columbia student for deportation. Interactive, March 24

    The suit was filed by a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7 and who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus.

  88. Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation Metro, March 24

    Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Immigration agents visited residences looking for her.

  89. What Are Your Plans After Graduation? National, March 24

    As the Trump administration makes cuts and extends hiring freezes, career paths might look different.

  90. Teachers Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Push to Shut Education Dept. National, March 24

    The lawsuits accuse the government of dismantling the department without the required approval of Congress.

  91. Affirmative Action Is Gone. Can Class-Based Admissions Replace It? Book Review, March 24

    Richard D. Kahlenberg has long argued for colleges to weigh socioeconomic status to promote diversity. His position is more relevant than ever.

  92. Trump’s Escalating War With Higher Education The Daily, March 24

    How colleges are responding to pressure from the administration, and what it might mean for the future of America’s university system.

  93. Netflix’s Reed Hastings Gives $50 Million to Bowdoin for A.I. Program Business, March 24

    The Netflix co-founder said he wanted his alma mater to become a leader in studying the consequences, and guiding beneficial uses, of artificial intelligence.

  94. Trump hizo lo que los Castro no pudieron: sacar del aire a Radio Martí En español, March 24

    Durante cuatro décadas, una emisora de radio financiada por Estados Unidos provocó la ira del gobierno comunista de Cuba. El presidente Trump la desmanteló en cuestión de días.

  95. Trump Has Had Enough. He Is Not Alone. Op Ed, March 24

    This is certainly an administration that reminds us why the framers decided on separation of powers.

  96. Trump Did What Castros Couldn’t: Take Radio Martí Off the Air Foreign, March 24

    For four decades, a U.S.-financed broadcaster provoked the ire of the communist government in Cuba. President Trump dismantled it in a matter of days.

  97. Columbia’s Capitulation Will Hurt Us All Op Ed, March 24

    The postwar compact on research that powered America’s economic and military dominance is under threat.

  98. Standing on a Rooftop in Manhattan, a Couple Saw Their Future Real Estate, March 24

    What was next? Launching a plan, surviving the chaos of an apartment hunt, moving to New York, going back to school, and settling in.

  99. U.S. Lodges New Accusations Against Detained Columbia Protest Leader Metro, March 23

    The Trump administration is now accusing the Columbia University graduate and protest leader of having withheld information when he applied for permanent residency status.

  100. A Trump-Friendly Crowd Shows Its Love. But Not for Musk. Washington, March 23

    President Trump and Elon Musk took in the Division I wrestling championship in Philadelphia on Saturday. But some of Mr. Trump’s supporters expressed complicated feelings about his billionaire adviser.

  101. I Teach Memoir Writing. Don’t Outsource Your Life Story to A.I. Op Ed, March 23

    When we let computers write our stories, we lose something essential.

  102. Los médicos le dijeron que iba a morir, pero la IA le salvó la vida En español, March 23

    Los científicos están utilizando el aprendizaje automático para encontrar nuevos tratamientos entre miles de medicamentos antiguos.

  103. Academia Confronts a Watershed Moment at Columbia, and the Right Revels Metro, March 22

    Threatened with losing $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to overhaul its protest policies and security practices.

  104. American Universities at a Crossroads Letters, March 22

    Readers respond to the Trump administration’s punitive cuts at Columbia and other schools and the future of higher education.

  105. I Need an Egg Donor. Can I Ask a Former Student? Magazine, March 21

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on navigating the power dynamics of a life-altering request.

  106. Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped Metro, March 21

    The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.

  107. Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million Metro, March 21

    A quarter-century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.

  108. ICE Tells a Cornell Student Activist to Turn Himself In National, March 21

    The student, who is from Gambia and was involved in pro-Palestinian activism on campus, was told to report to the immigration agency’s offices.

  109. A.I. Action Plans + The College Student Who Broke Job Interviews + Hot Mess Express Podcasts, March 21

    “A.I. companies are slowly and haltingly learning to speak the language of Donald Trump.”

  110. The President Who Cried Wolf Op Ed, March 21

    It is one thing to sacrifice liberty in the face of a real threat. To manufacture threats in order to sacrifice liberty is another matter altogether.

  111. Lapham’s Quarterly Reaches Deal to Live On Business, March 21

    The beloved magazine started by Lewis Lapham, who died last year, is being acquired by Bard College.

  112. Can Trump Really Abolish the Department of Education? National, March 20

    President Trump signed an order calling for the agency to close, and has already gutted its staff and programs. Still, students may not see much change, at least at first.

  113. Yeshiva University Recognizes L.G.B.T.Q. Club After Lengthy Battle Metro, March 20

    Yeshiva, a Modern Orthodox Jewish school in New York, had refused for years to recognize the club. The resulting legal fight reached the Supreme Court.

  114. Pro-Palestinian Activists Sue U.C.L.A. Over Encampment Attack National, March 20

    The lawsuit says the university did not protect the activists from counterprotesters. Jewish students are also suing the university, saying it did not protect them from pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

  115. Una estudiante desapareció en República Dominicana. El joven con quien fue vista por última vez sale del país En español, March 20

    Joshua Steven Riibe, el joven, nunca fue nombrado sospechoso de la desaparición de Sudiksha Konanki en Punta Cana. Los padres de Konanki creen que su hija se ahogó.

  116. Man Last Seen With Missing Student Leaves the Dominican Republic Express, March 20

    The man, Joshua Steven Riibe, was never named as a suspect in the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, but he said he had not been allowed to leave the Dominican Republic.

  117. The Complexities of Family Estrangement Letters, March 20

    Readers reflect on troubled parent-child relationships. Also: Support for a pro-Palestinian activist; what President Trump means by “great.”

  118. Why Trump’s Ultimatum to Columbia Could Upend Higher Education Metro, March 20

    A demand for the university’s administration to place the Middle Eastern studies department under receivership could signal a broader crackdown across the United States.

  119. How the G.O.P. Went From Championing Campus Free Speech to Fighting It National, March 20

    President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.

  120. Sprung From the Attic, Flannery O’Connor’s Artworks See the Light Culture, March 20

    The darkly comic Southern novelist kept a quiet practice in the visual arts. For the centenary of her birth, her paintings are finally getting an audience — and updating her legacy.

  121. Doctors Told Him He Was Going to Die. Then A.I. Saved His Life. Well, March 20

    Scientists are using machine learning to find new treatments among thousands of old medicines.

  122. Trump’s Battles With Colleges Could Change American Culture for a Generation National, March 20

    Many in higher education worry Trump’s efforts to bend academia to his will could end American leadership in research and science. Universities are not finding many allies to defend them.

  123. In Brooklyn, a 19th-Century College Is Turned Into Luxury Rentals Real Estate, March 20

    The restored building in Bedford-Stuyvesant was once home to the College of St. John the Baptist, which later became St. John’s University.

  124. University of California Will Stop Requiring Diversity Statements in Hiring National, March 20

    The statements had risen in popularity as colleges sought to improve campus culture, but they drew criticism from conservatives who argued they were a political test.

  125. D.H.S. Detains a Georgetown University Academic Washington, March 20

    A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the deportation of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen teaching on an academic visa.

  126. Hochul Softens Stance on Ban Against Wearing Face Masks in Public Metro, March 19

    A day after pushing for a partial ban on face coverings, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she favored a less stringent proposal that would target “masked harassment.”

  127. White House Plans to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy National, March 19

    The decision is the latest clash between a university and the administration as it pushes schools to end diversity programming and adopt stricter discipline, among other things.

  128. Judge Says Khalil’s Deportation Case Can Be Heard in New Jersey Metro, March 19

    The Trump administration has sought to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate, though he is a legal permanent resident and has not been charged with a crime.

  129. American Science Should Take a Lot More Risks Op Ed, March 19

    We need less administrative bloat in science.

  130. Fearing Trump, Hospital Shuns ‘Trigger’ Words Like ‘Diverse’ Metro, March 19

    Lawyers at NYU Langone Health have identified terms to avoid or scrutinize as the medical center navigates Trump administration executive orders aimed at D.E.I. programs.

  131. Trump Administration Ends Tracking of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children in Russia Washington, March 19

    Democratic and Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database on thousands of children had been deleted.

  132. Judge Orders Education Dept. to Restore Some Grants to Schools Washington, March 18

    In an opinion on Tuesday, a federal judge found that suspension of programs aimed at training and supporting educators would have “grave effect on the public.”

  133. Chuck Schumer Isn’t Jewish Like the Pope Isn’t Catholic Op Ed, March 18

    Derided by the MAGA right and yelled at by the far left, the Senate Democratic leader is inhabiting a very Jewish place right now.

  134. It May Not Be Brainwashing, but It’s Not Democracy, Either Op Ed, March 18

    How the federal government became “an outdated software system that must be replaced.”

  135. Medical Research at Columbia Is Imperiled After Trump Terminates Funding Metro, March 18

    Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.

  136. Autoridades indican la razón por la que deportaron a una profesora de Brown En español, March 18

    Rasha Alawieh fue detenida en Boston y se le denegó la entrada cuando volvía de un viaje a Líbano. El gobierno de EE. UU. afirma que asistió al funeral de un dirigente de Hizbulá.

  137. D.H.S. Sheds Light on Why It Deported Rhode Island Doctor National, March 17

    Dr. Rasha Alawieh was detained in Boston and denied entry when returning from a trip to Lebanon. The government says she attended a Hezbollah leader’s funeral.

  138. What’s Next for Mahmoud Khalil? A Fight to Keep His Case in New York. Metro, March 17

    The Trump administration’s effort to have his case heard in Louisiana could let some of America’s most conservative judges set a precedent on deportations.

  139. Tres agentes de inmigración tocaron su puerta. Esta estudiante de Columbia ya estaba en Canadá En español, March 17

    Las autoridades de inmigración estadounidenses revocaron el visado de estudiante de Ranjani Srinivasan. Ese fue solo el principio de su odisea.

  140. Una profesora de la Universidad de Brown es deportada a pesar de la orden de un juez En español, March 17

    Rasha Alawieh, especialista en trasplantes de riñón y profesora universitaria, tenía una visa válida y fue expulsada en aparente desafío a una orden judicial.

  141. Harvard Will Make Tuition Free for More Students National, March 17

    Harvard is the latest elite school to announce that families with incomes of $200,000 and under will not pay tuition as a way to bolster diversity.

  142. Legal Experts Question Trump’s Authority to Cancel Columbia’s Funding Metro, March 17

    The government has demanded drastic changes to the university before it will consider reinstating $400 million. Lee C. Bollinger, the school’s former president, calls it an “existential threat.”

  143. Slick Watts, N.B.A. Fan Favorite and Headband Pioneer, Dies at 73 Obits, March 16

    An undrafted, 6-foot-1 point guard with patchy hair, he made an enduring fashion statement and became seen as the ultimate Seattle SuperSonic.

  144. Brown University Professor Is Deported Despite a Judge’s Order National, March 16

    Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.

  145. The March 16 Trump News live blog included one standalone post:
  146. How a Columbia Student Activist Landed in Federal Detention Metro, March 16

    Mahmoud Khalil never shielded his face with a mask the way some protesters did. That made him a target when President Trump decided to move aggressively against campus activists.

  147. Don’t Fool Yourself Into Thinking It Will Stop With Columbia Op Ed, March 16

    The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil show that the culture war is no longer just a culture war.

  148. The End of the University as We Know It Op Ed, March 16

    The Trump administration’s attacks on universities will lead to the permanent diminishment of vital American institutions.

  149. How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her Metro, March 15

    Ranjani Srinivasan’s student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey.

  150. ‘It Is Facing a Campaign of Annihilation’: Three Columnists on Trump’s War Against Academia Op Ed, March 15

    What went wrong for higher education?