Higher Education

Analysis and reporting on the changing landscape of colleges and universities, with a focus on policy, governance, and innovation.

This is How Universities Die

Higher ed thrived in Berlin and Beijing. Then government stepped in. 

by William C. Kirby

Harvard Ramps Up Fundraising as Research Cuts Deepen

This week in the battle between Harvard and the Trump administration 

by Nina Pasquini

Government Revokes Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

Harvard sues federal government in response.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Threatened

Ability to host foreign students also in jeopardy

by Jonathan Shaw

The New Gender Gaps

What to do as men and boys fall behind

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Augments Financial Aid—and Girds for Austerity

Dean Hopi Hoekstra details Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ priorities.

by John S. Rosenberg

It’s Academic (and Other Harvard Concerns)

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences focuses on class attendance, grades—and wider worries about “uncomfortable” threats to academia.

by John S. Rosenberg

The Unfinished Recovery

Post-pandemic K-12 learning gaps remain—but some districts have found ways to close them. 

by Nina Pasquini

The Unruly Academy

President emeritus Neil L. Rudenstine on changes in the academy and society that made universities more contentious—and diminished support for humane learning

by Neil L. Rudenstine

News in Brief

President Garber’s private installation, settling antisemitism suits, challenging institutional neutrality, and more

Arts and Engineering

The deans of arts and humanities and the school of engineering and applied sciences share their plans and priorities.

by Jonathan Shaw