Harvard University

• Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance - The Trump administration has lowered the bar for a deal with the university, backtracking on its insistence on a $200 million payment to the government, The New York Times has learned.
• Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education - Donald J. Trump has unleashed the power of the presidency against American colleges, with mixed results.
• Harvard Slips on a Global Ranking List, as Chinese Schools Surge Ahead - Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output. Other American universities are falling farther behind their global peers.
• In Private Letters, Harvard and Trump Administration Escalate Duel - It is the latest twist in the marquee battle of the administration’s campaign to rein in colleges and universities it views as too liberal.
• Trump Administration to Appeal Harvard Funding Case - Facing a deadline to appeal, the Justice Department told the courts late Thursday that it would try to overturn a judge’s ruling in favor of Harvard.