Douglas Belkin

Chicago

Higher Education Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Higher education reporter for @WSJ. Reach me at [email protected]

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Columbia Suspends 65 Students Over Pro-Palestinian Protest

5 days ago | wsj.com | Douglas Belkin

Columbia barred 33 other people from campus, including students from other colleges and alumni who took part in the protests. “When rules are violated and when our academic community is purposefully disrupted, that is a considered choice—one with real consequences,” a Columbia spokesperson said. The disciplinary actions come as Columbia is negotiating with the Trump administration over its federal funding and autonomy.
Trump Administration Praises Columbia’s Crackdown on Protesters

6 days ago | wsj.com | Douglas Belkin |Joseph Pisani

Ivy League school is negotiating with government over the future of its federal funding The Trump administration praised Columbia University’s “strong and resolute” response to a pro-Palestinian campus protest Wednesday, saying the school’s acting president “has met the moment with fortitude and conviction.” Protesters took over the main library at Columbia on Wednesday, hanging Palestinian flags from the walls in the first major campus demonstration since the ones that overwhelmed the school...
With Trump Pressing for Oversight, Columbia Takes a Harder Line Against Pro-Palestinian Protesters

6 days ago | wsj.com | Douglas Belkin |Joseph Pisani

The Ivy League school responded aggressively to a campus demonstration WednesdayLocked in negotiations with the Trump administration over the future of their university, Columbia’s leaders needed to show they had changed since letting protests overwhelm the campus last year. On Wednesday, they got their chance. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In
The Billionaire Hotel Scion at the Center of the Fight Over Harvard

1 week ago | wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick |Douglas Belkin |Juliet Chung |AnnaMaria Andriotis

The heat on Pritzker rose again this week.
トランプ政権、ハーバード大に新たな助成金提供せず

1 week ago | jp.wsj.com | Sara Randazzo |Douglas Belkin

政府・大学間の対立がさらに激化　トランプ米政権はハーバード大学に新たな連邦助成金の提供は行わないと、リンダ・マクマホン教育長官が5日に同大に通知した。米国で最も著名な大学と政府との対立がさらにエスカレートした。　マクマホン氏は、アラン・ガーバー学長宛てに送付され、ソーシャルメディアに投稿された厳しい口調の書簡で、ハーバード大の学生や教職員、学問の厳格さを批判。さらには、同大が連邦法に違反し、連邦政府とのパートナーシップの特権を失ったと述べた。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル日本版今すぐ購読する Special Advertising Section アクセスランキング
トランプ政権、未返済学生ローン回収で大学に圧力

1 week ago | jp.wsj.com | Matt Grossman |Douglas Belkin

米教育省が5日に送付した通知によると、トランプ政権は、卒業生の学生ローン返済が滞っている大学に対して、連邦学生ローンの提供を停止できる規則を発動する。　政府は以前から、返済しない学生があまりにも多い場合、連邦学生援助を制限する権限を持っていた。これは、卒業生の収入につながらない学位の費用を政府が負担しないようにするための措置だ。大学が連邦援助の資格を失えば、学生募集に壊滅的な打撃となり得る。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル日本版今すぐ購読する Special Advertising Section アクセスランキング
Trump Administration Cuts Off New Federal Grants to Harvard

1 week ago | wsj.com | Sara Randazzo |Douglas Belkin

The move is the latest escalation in the battle between the Ivy League school and the governmentThe Trump administration won’t provide Harvard University with any new federal grants, Education Secretary Linda McMahon told the school Monday in the latest escalation of the continuing battle between the government and the country’s most prominent university.
Exclusive | Trump Administration Proposes Terms for Federal Oversight of Columbia University

1 week ago | wsj.com | Liz Essley Whyte |Douglas Belkin

The government has presented the Ivy League school with a proposal for a consent decreeThe Trump administration has presented Columbia University with a proposal for a consent decree, a form of federal oversight that would give a judge responsibility for ensuring Columbia complies with the agreement, according to people familiar with the matter. Columbia leaders are negotiating with the government and weighing what to do, the people said.
Colleges With Rising Student Loan Default Rates at Risk of Losing Federal Aid, Trump Admin Threatens - WSJ

1 week ago | wsj.com | Matt Grossman |Douglas Belkin

Nearly a quarter of student loans could soon be in default, and the Education Department says this is a risk for schoolsThe Trump administration’s latest threat to colleges and universities: Get your former students to pay back their loans or future students might not get any.
Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration

1 week ago | tovima.com | Emily Glazer |Douglas Belkin |Juliet Chung

Separate from public dissent, group of school leaders strategize behind scenes about how to respond and push back against White HouseLeaders of some of the nation’s most prestigious universities have assembled a private collective to counter the Trump administration’s attacks on research funding and academic independence across higher education, according to people familiar with the effort.