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Donald Trump
MAKE AMERICA DUMB AGAIN

U.S. Colleges Drop in Rankings Amid Trump’s War on Education

China’s rise on the lists comes as polls suggest the president’s chaos-ridden second stint in the White House has blown a massive hole in America’s dominance on the world stage.

Will Neal

A group of students in light blue academic robes and caps.
EDUCATIONAL!

Poll Reveals Shock Reversal in Views on College Degrees

The question has been asked regularly for years.

Janna Brancolini

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 26: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. This is the seventh cabinet meeting of Trump's second term. Seated next to President Trump was Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
PLAYING WITH FIRE

Trump Doubles Down on Policy U-Turn That Enraged MAGA

The president’s base revolted this week. Trump is forging ahead.

Erkki Forster

Donald Trump and Harvard banners
CRIMSON COMPROMISE

Harvard Considering Conservative Center Amid War with Trump

Facing funding threats and accusations of ideological bias from the president, the university is weighing a new home for conservative thought.

Erkki Forster

Trump
POWER GRAB

Trump Stokes Harvard War With Claim College Lied About Cash

The Trump administration now wants the university to hand over its foreign financial disclosures and information on non-U.S. staff.

Kenneal Patterson

Jason Isaacs in a scene from White Lotus Season 3
NOT ON OUR WATCH

Duke University Is Not Happy With ‘The White Lotus’

The prestigious school was disturbed by how its official merchandise was used on a recent episode of the show.

Yasmeen Hamadeh

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People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus on June 29, 2023 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
LIFE-CHANGING

Harvard Offers Free Tuition for Houses Earning $200K or Less

The university’s financial aid expansion will begin in the 2025-2026 school year.

Yasmeen Hamadeh

An Alabama Crimson Tide cheerleader performs ahead of the start of the NCAA National Championship college football game against the Notre Dame
SCHOOL SPIRIT

Students Are Ditching Ivy League Dreams for Southern Schools

Applications to attend the University of Alabama saw a more than 600 percent increase in the past two decades, three times the number of bids received by Harvard University.

Lily Mae Lazarus

Barron Trump fist pumps
NY STATE OF MIND

Mystery Solved! Barron Trump Finally Spotted at College

The youngest Trump breaks with family tradition and becomes the first to enroll at a New York City college since his father started at Fordham University in 1964.

Ben Sherwood

Yale University Library
TEST TRACK

Yale Once Again Requires Standardized Test Scores

The school said that going test-optional only hurt low-income students more.

Amanda Yen

A sign points the way to the Harvard College Admissions Visitors Center at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 6, 2023.
DESPERATE TIMES

Rich NYC Families Moving South to Get Kids Into Ivy League

It’s apparently the latest trend in the frenzied college admissions race among affluent families.

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