Trump’s average approval rating for the second quarter of his second term, April 20-July 19, is 40% in Gallup polling, compared to a 39% average in the second quarter of his first term but below second-term averages for every post-World War II president.

Harvard and Trump administration negotiators made significant progress on potential $500 million deal, more than double Columbia University's recent settlement amount.

Trump's call for a repeat of his approach to colleges and universities suggests Smithsonian museums' funding could become a major pressure point.

Another insight you will glean in a Harvard negotiation class is to grasp your opponent’s interests. In Mr Trump’s practice, this means bagging a deal and bragging about it. He wrote a whole book on the topic. It could go on a syllabus. ■

The Trump administration’s dispute with elite campuses like Harvard and Northwestern should involve a demand for hundreds of millions of dollars.

In response, the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard. The school filed a lawsui t, claiming that it went beyond Trump’s authority to make that unilateral move.

Donald Trump admits to losing the popular vote within his own home. Speaking with reporters on Monday, Aug. 18, the president confessed that his wife, first lady Melania Trump, prefers their 19-year-old son, Barron, to him.

Harvard understands this; it too has begun negotiations with the Trump administration but is driving a much harder bargain and appears far more willing to battle the government in court. Harvard grasps that colleges right now need wartime leaders.

More than 14,000 students, faculty, alumni, and members of the public signed a letter urging Harvard to reject any deal with the Trump administration that would sacrifice the University’s autonomy.