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A close-up photo of U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sitting among other members of President Trump's cabinet during a July 2026 cabinet meeting.
A close-up photo of U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sitting among other members of President Trump's cabinet during a July 2026 cabinet meeting.

Linda McMahon’s Trojan Horse

August 10, 2026

Don’t kid yourself: This administration is not letting up its attacks on higher ed.

An empty walking path across the quadrangle at Yale University.
An empty walking path across the quadrangle at Yale University.

Yale’s Shrinking Mission

June 4, 2026

Narrowing the mission of the university is an unfortunate choice.

A photo of two feet planted on a road painted with two arrows, pointing in two directions: one says "right" and the other says "wrong."
A photo of two feet planted on a road painted with two arrows, pointing in two directions: one says "right" and the other says "wrong."

The Fiction of the Amoral University

February 24, 2026

Leaders need to understand that their actions—and inactions—have moral weight.

A photo of the Harvard University campus from across the Charles River in springtime, with leaves on trees just beginning to bud.
A photo of the Harvard University campus from across the Charles River in springtime, with leaves on trees just beginning to bud.

Springtime at Harvard

April 28, 2025

The most powerful tool of the aspiring authoritarian is not shock, but normalcy, Brian Rosenberg writes.

A view of the Columbia University campus.
A view of the Columbia University campus.

The Attempt to Destroy Columbia

March 10, 2025

The Trump administration has the symbolic fight it wants, Brian Rosenberg writes.

The headline and subhead for Ben Sasse's recent The Wall Street Journal op-ed is overlaid against a photo of Sasse, who is smiling widely. The text reads: "The Adults Are Still in Charge at the University of Florida: Higher education isn't daycare. Here are the rules we follow on free speech and public protests." Below that text, in smaller print, there is an attribution: "Ben Sasse, University of Florida President/Commentary in The Wall Street Journal"
The headline and subhead for Ben Sasse's recent The Wall Street Journal op-ed is overlaid against a photo of Sasse, who is smiling widely. The text reads: "The Adults Are Still in Charge at the University of Florida: Higher education isn't daycare. Here are the rules we follow on free speech and public protests." Below that text, in smaller print, there is an attribution: "Ben Sasse, University of Florida President/Commentary in The Wall Street Journal"

The Unbearable Hypocrisy of Ben Sasse

May 15, 2024

The University of Florida president ignores the most serious threats facing higher ed, Brian Rosenberg writes.