Anemona Hartocollis

Messages among leaders at Harvard and other universities, published by House Republicans, reveal discussions on how to balance public statements about the war and how to negotiate with protesters.

Universities have cracked down on professors for pro-Palestinian activism, saying they are protecting students and tamping down on hate speech. Faculty members say punishments have put a “chill in the air.”

It was not clear who was responsible for the broken windows, fake blood and pro-Palestinian slogans.

The legal group that won a Supreme Court case that ended race-based college admissions suggested it might sue schools where the percentage of Asian students fell.

At least 12 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were detained after seizing a fire-damaged structure on campus. A report from a congressional committee criticized Harvard over what it said were the university’s failures to combat antisemitism.

Here is what we know about the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision curtailing race-based admissions at selective universities. And why many experts and administrators are baffled.

Defying expectations, a Supreme Court decision curtailing race-based admissions still had a relatively small impact at some highly selective schools like Harvard, even as other schools saw big changes.

Amherst College and Tufts University saw drops in the number of Black students after a Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action. At other schools, the picture is murkier.

Asian American students made up almost half of the 2028 class — the first admitted since the end of affirmative action.

John F. Manning has served as interim provost since March, and is considered a top contender for university president.

The judge’s temporary ruling said that protests that prevent Jewish students from accessing parts of the campus violated religious freedom rights.

The former senator from Nebraska cited the health of his wife, who has been diagnosed with epilepsy.

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A donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide free tuition for Johns Hopkins medical students, if their families make less than $300,000 a year.

The lawsuit was filed a year after the Supreme Court struck down the use of racial and gender preferences in college admissions.

Groups investigating antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias cited instances of discrimination against pro-Israel students and “a pervasive climate of intolerance” against pro-Palestinian students.

One report documented antisemitic threats. The other, anti-Muslim threats. Both signaled that there may be little room for agreement.

The new rules, which would also significantly rein in demonstrations at the university in other ways, come on the heels of a nationwide wave of student activism against Israel’s actions in Gaza.

The policy could ease pressure on the school to issue statements on current events. Officials were criticized for their handling of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.

Anger at the university’s decision to bar 13 seniors from the ceremony in the wake of campus demonstrations over the war in Gaza was a flashpoint for the protest on Thursday.