Two dozen universities, including five Ivy League schools, filed an amicus brief, including six that joined the coalition in ...

In 2004, Harvard employed just under 5,300 full-time administrators. Nearly two decades later, this figure has seen a whopping 43 percent increase. In contrast, the University’s faculty ...

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The Trump administration’s biggest target has been Harvard University, the oldest and richest school in the United States. The university has roughly $9 billion at stake in its fight with the ...

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School. Her latest book is Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well (Atria Books, 2023).

Students discuss the administration withholding money from colleges.

Sometimes people withhold useful information because it’s uncomfortable. Here’s how to get them to tell you the hard truth.