Educational Leadership

Harvard University announced Tuesday it will no longer weigh in on public matters that don’t impact the Ivy League school’s core function, a shift that follows a historic period of turmoil at the storied university.

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, who has donated more than $500 million to Harvard University over the years, has halted contributions to his alma mater and claimed elite schools produce “whiny snowflakes.”

At a summit of university presidents, the talk was about Harvard and its plummeting reputation.

Claudine Gay is not the real story. Academics debase their profession when they redefine plagiarism to suit their politics.