Jeremy Peters

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Gina Kolata |Jeremy Peters

Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government. At the same time, he is trying to remake campus culture in ways the Trump administration might appreciate. Dr. Alan Garber, president of Harvard, disagrees with President Trump about many things. He is fighting Mr. Trump as the federal government tries to strip Harvard of billions of dollars in research funding and its nonprofit tax status. But Dr. Garber agrees with Mr. Trump on one point.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Jeremy Peters |Andrea Fuller

Now this mutually beneficial bargain has started to unravel. President Trump and many Republicans say they will use the threat of deep funding cuts to rein in out-of-control progressive activism on campus, which they believe has driven universities away from their mission to educate and mold better citizens. With confidence in higher education waning among Americans, the president also believes he has public opinion on his side.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jeremy Peters |Andrea Fuller

For decades, universities got billions in federal dollars for research. The relationship was mutually beneficial, until President Trump decided it wasn't. Seventy Years of University Research FundingAmerican universities spent $60 billion in federal money in 2023, more than 30 times what they spent in 1953, accounting for inflation. For over eight decades, American universities and the federal government wound themselves into an ever tighter embrace.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Edgar Sandoval |Jeremy Peters |Mike Ives

El sospechoso fue acusado de prender fuego a la residencia, lo que obligó a huir al gobernador Josh Shapiro y a su familia. Los investigadores dijeron que encontraron botellas de cerveza con gasolina en la casa. Video Back transcriptPennsylvania Governor Condemns Arson Attack on His ResidenceThe authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect after a fire was set at Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence on Sunday. I want you all to know that your prayers lift us up.

1 month ago | myheraldreview.com | Edgar Sandoval |Jeremy Peters

Pennsylvania state authorities have arrested a 38-year-old Harrisburg man they said set fire to the governor’s mansion while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept, forcing them to evacuate early Sunday before the blaze severely damaged part of the building. The man, identified as Cody Balmer, 38, jumped a fence and managed to evade state troopers after he broke into the building, authorities said, adding that he had used homemade incendiary devices.