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A New Look At The Brand Image of Ivy League Universities
Harvard has continued to find itself in the news the last several weeks. First, the Trump administration announced it was blocking about $2.2 billion in funding from the university, with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem later announcing the cancellation of $2.7 million in DHS grants, as well as

How Much Running Room Is There On Tariffs?
In our latest survey for Winning the Issues (April 8-10), we looked at where people were in determining their views about tariffs. As the global markets have been in chaos, have voters already formed conclusions about the efficacy of tariffs, or are they still evaluating? Among the overall electorate, views

Roll Call: The economic challenge facing Republicans
In today’s Roll Call, the Winston Group’s David Winston writes about how Republicans’ and Trump’s advantage on economic issue handling are beginning to slip, and how Republicans need to refocus on the issue that won them the election — inflation. In the last election, voters preferred Republicans to handle inflation

Harvard Launches New Remedial Math Course
Last fall, The Harvard Crimson ran a story called “Harvard Launches New Intro Math Course to Address Pandemic Learning Loss.” It quotes Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan Kelly, who said that the learning loss students sustained during Covid prompted the university to develop the remedial math course. The course,

Three Things We Are Seeing In Our New Survey Data On Tariffs
Tariffs have rocked the markets this week, and we are nowhere close to a resolution. From our new survey for Winning the Issues (April 8-10), here are three things we are seeing so far: 1. The economic impact is widely felt. One of the rationales of the White House has been that

The Education Crisis Trump Needs To Address
The last several weeks have seen a flurry of actions from the Trump administration on education, including the cancellation of contracts and grants, the reduction in force at the Department of Education, and most recently, the executive order to eliminate the department. While many Trump supporters may be cheering his