BUSINESS

The state of Tennessee and the group that successfully sued Harvard to stop race-conscious college admissions is challenging a federal program that provides tens of millions of dollars a year to colleges that serve Hispanic students. The lawsuit, brought by Students for Fair Admissions, targets a program to support so-called Hispanic Serving Institutions, which include … Read more

Inspired by the civil rights movement, Gus Trowbridge, who had grown up on Philadelphia’s Main Line, and his wife, Marty, conceived the school in the image of the institutions they had attended and admired. The Trowbridges had both come of age at Putney, a back-to-the-land boarding school in Vermont, before going to Brown University. Moving … Read more

Florida officials on Tuesday rejected the candidacy of Santa Ono to lead the University of Florida, after he had been accused of leniency toward pro-Palestinian protesters while serving as president of the University of Michigan. The University of Florida’s board unanimously approved Dr. Ono last week, but the state’s Board of Governors, which oversees the … Read more

China was already scoring wins in its rivalry with the United States for scientific talent. It had drawn some of the world’s best researchers to its campuses, people decorated with Nobel Prizes, MacArthur “Genius” grants and seemingly every other academic laurel on offer. Now the Trump administration’s policies might soon bolster China’s efforts. Under President … Read more