Harvard’s War With Trump Forces Question of How Endowments Should Be Spent

Harvard’s War With Trump Forces Question of How Endowments Should Be Spent

The Trump administration’s war on elite universities has forced them to consider whether it’s ever worth dipping into the trust.
At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising

At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising

For the arts institution, which receives only a small portion of its budget from federal funding, the perennial challenge is to raise additional revenue through ticket sales and private donations.
Trump Strengthens Grip on Kennedy Center as 18 Trustees and Chairman Are Removed

Trump Strengthens Grip on Kennedy Center as 18 Trustees and Chairman Are Removed

Board members appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. were scrubbed from an official roster on the center’s website, along with the chairman, David M. Rubenstein.
Kennedy Center’s Leader to Step Down, Adding to Uncertainty

Kennedy Center’s Leader to Step Down, Adding to Uncertainty

The announced departure of Deborah F. Rutter, the center’s president since 2014, comes as the center continues to search for a new board chair while navigating a second Trump term.