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Columbia and N.Y.U. Would Lose $327 Million in Tax Breaks Under Proposal

Under the plan, the universities, which do not pay property taxes, would have to make payments to the City University…

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Penn’s Leadership Resigns Amid Controversies Over Antisemitism

The president, Elizabeth Magill, and the chairman of the board of trustees, Scott L. Bok, are leaving after intense pressure…

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A.C.L.U. Sues DeSantis Over Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Campus Group

The News The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida education…

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Columbia Faces Protests After Banning 2 Pro-Palestinian Groups

Hundreds of students rallied after the university banned two groups from holding campus events, and faculty members said they would…

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Anthony Vidler, Architectural Historian Who Reshaped His Field, Dies at 82

He reached beyond conventional history to bring in perspectives from literary theory, philosophy and psychoanalysis.

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G.O.P. Candidates Call for Campus Crackdowns Against Anti-Israel Speech

The G.O.P. field, including former President Trump, has been wading into the emotional debate among students playing out over the…

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Terry Dischinger, College Basketball Star and Olympian, Dies at 82

An all-American at Purdue, he was the youngest member of the gold medal-winning 1960 U.S. Olympic team. He later became…

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Columbia University Postpones a Fund-Raiser as Divisions Over War Deepen

Columbia has said it should be a space for “moral and intellectual conversations” about the Israel-Hamas war, but as those…

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Dr. Donlin Long, Wide-Ranging Medical Innovator, Is Dead at 89

A neurosurgeon, he helped develop an insulin pump for diabetes patients and a device to relieve pain, and joined Ben…

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Why Big Money Can’t Easily Change Campus Politics

The author of this newsletter takes a generally dim view of wealthy donors who give lots of money to America’s…

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