Talya Minsberg

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Talya Minsberg

The showdown between the Trump administration and institutions of higher learning intensified on Tuesday, when president Donald Trump threatened Harvard University’s tax-exempt status after the school refused to accept his administration’s demands on hiring, admissions and curriculum. His threat, and the stakes involved, highlighted not only the billions of dollars in government funding that colleges receive every year but how that practice started and what all that money goes toward.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Talya Minsberg

The University of Pennsylvania, which had $175 million in federal funding suspended, said that faculty across seven different schools were affected. Their contracts, according to a statement by Penn's president, included research on preventing hospital-acquired infections, drug screening against deadly viruses and protections against chemical warfare. Yes and no. Most universities are funded by tuition and fees, private donations including endowments, research grants, and state and federal funding.

2 weeks ago | elespectador.com | Talya Minsberg

La tendencia del presidente de Estados Unidos de imponer y luego suspender aranceles ha conmocionado a los mercados. El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, llega durante una ceremonia de firma de una orden ejecutiva en la Sala Este de la Casa Blanca en Washington, D.C.El presidente Donald Trump ha calificado la palabra arancel como “la palabra más hermosa del diccionario”. Impuso aranceles considerables durante su primer mandato y prometió nuevas tarifas amplias en su segundo mandato.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Talya Minsberg

La tendencia del presidente de Estados Unidos de imponer y luego suspender aranceles ha conmocionado a los mercados El presidente Donald Trump ha calificado la palabra arancel como "la palabra más hermosa del diccionario". Impuso aranceles considerables durante su primer mandato y prometió nuevas tarifas amplias en su segundo mandato.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Joe Rennison |Danielle Kaye |Ana Swanson |Tony Romm |River Akira Davis |Martin Fackler | +10 more

The S&P 500 fell almost 5 percent on Thursday, its worst drop since June 2020, as allies and adversaries alike criticized President Trump’s action and weighed their responses.