President Donald Trump’s political barrage of Harvard University dominated headlines in 2025, and the saga will continue into the new year. What began with a set of demands that the university had to follow — or lose federal funding — transformed into a battle between the world’s richest higher education institution and the president of the United States. The clash between Trump and Harvard was, and still is, believed to be a bellwether for higher education across the country, as conservatives are increasingly trying to influence academics and culture at colleges and universities. That push is part of a master...