The Nation

Trump’s new endowment tax is already reshaping higher education

The “Big, Beautiful Bill” added additional taxes on a small set of universities. Now budget cuts have hit campuses across the Ivy League and elsewhere.

What do elite universities owe their students?

As the Ivies push graduates into careers in consulting, finance and tech, organizers with the Class Action movement are questioning their schools’ corporate partnerships.

Ohio Republicans are planning “political warfare” against higher education

With Senate Bill 1, the state would ban universities from taking a stand on “controversial beliefs”—including climate change, immigration, gay marriage, and abortion.

AI is taking over college admissions

In 2024, Duke University announced that it would no longer assign a numerical value to undergraduate college admissions essays when scoring an applicant. While...