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New York Times
01-08-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Smithsonian Removes Reference to Trump's Impeachments, but Says It Will Return
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History this month removed a label referring to President Trump's two impeachments, a move museum officials said was part of a review of the institution's content for bias. The temporary label was added in 2021 to an exhibition about the American presidency. The label also included information about the impeachments of former Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, as well as about former President Richard M. Nixon, who faced possible impeachment before resigning from office. Mr. Trump is the only American president to have been impeached twice, in 2019 and again in 2021. He was acquitted both times after facing trials in the Senate. The removal of the label, which was reported earlier by The Washington Post, came after the Smithsonian's Board of Regents, which governs the institution, recently committed to reviewing its content under pressure from the Trump administration. Mr. Trump has called for a more positive framing of the country's history in Smithsonian museums, and tried to fire the director of the National Portrait Gallery, accusing her of being political. The label was part of an exhibit called 'The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden,' which opened in 2000 but has not been updated substantially since 2008. The museum removed the temporary label until a fuller update could be undertaken, the Smithsonian said. 'In reviewing our legacy content recently, it became clear that the 'Limits of Presidential Power' section in 'The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden' exhibition needed to be addressed,' Linda St. Thomas, a Smithsonian spokeswoman, said in a statement. 'The section of this exhibition covers Congress, the Supreme Court, impeachment and public opinion. Because the other topics in this section had not been updated since 2008, the decision was made to restore the impeachment case back to its 2008 appearance.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Washington Post
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
The Smithsonian needs to regulate itself before partisans can
The Smithsonian's Board of Regents voted in June to develop a process to set clear expectations for museum directors and to review exhibitions for signs of political bias. This move has drawn criticism from some who frame it as a potential pathway to censorship. But what the regents and Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III are doing is both appropriate and essential.
CBS News
13-06-2025
- CBS News
Vandals strike University of Minnesota regents' homes to protest aerospace facility
Minnesota man charged in string of ATM burglaries, and more headlines Minnesota man charged in string of ATM burglaries, and more headlines Minnesota man charged in string of ATM burglaries, and more headlines The homes of several University of Minnesota Board of Regents members were vandalized early Thursday morning. According to University President Rebecca Cunningham, the vandals oppose the sale of university property to the aerospace company North Wind. In May, the university put forth a plan to sell 60 acres of the UMore Park in Rosemount to the company for roughly $8 million. The company is working to develop a prototype hypersonic test facility called the Minnesota Aerospace Complex. "The University unequivocally condemns this and all vandalism, threatening behavior and acts of violence," Cunningham said at a regents meeting on Thursday. Opponents of the sale are expected to protest at a board meeting Friday morning. "There is absolutely no place for threatening behavior or destruction of property within our community," Cunningham said. "These actions endanger safety, erode the fabric of our University community, and undermine the legitimacy of important causes that our students, faculty and staff care so deeply about." This story will be updated.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
PSU among Kansas colleges raising tuition
PITTSBURG, Mo. — It will cost more to go to college in Kansas next school year, including Pitt State. Pitt State will see a 2.5 percent increase. That decision was unanimously approved by the state Board of Regents. Gorilla Nation isn't the only Kansas University seeing a hike this fall. The University of Kansas will see a 3 percent increase, it's a 3.5 percent increase for Kansas State and Wichita State and a 4 percent increase at Fort Hays State. PSU among Kansas colleges raising tuition PSU's Center for Reading hosting educational summer camp for kids PSU marks 50 years of MBA program with alumni celebration Doug Ball named interim president of Pittsburg State University The only university not to see an increase is Emporia State. Board of Regents Chairman Carl Ice says, despite the hike, tuition rates in Kansas are lower than most other states. 'When we think about tuition, one of the things clearly we do is compare it to inflation, also to compare to other states. Our rates are typically very favorable, meaning more affordable and lower than other states,' said Carl Ice, Chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents. The chairman also said the board worked hard to keep tuition raises to a minimum. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Wall Street Journal
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Smithsonian to Conduct Wide Content Review Requested by Trump
WASHINGTON—The Smithsonian is conducting a thorough review of all of its content in its 21 museums and zoo to eliminate political influence and bias, a move that could have far-reaching consequences for the nation's flagship art and research institution. The decision by the Smithsonian's Board of Regents in a closed-door meeting on Monday, summarized in a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal, shows how President Trump's influence on the nation's museums is already taking hold. He issued an executive order in March calling to eliminate 'improper, divisive or anti-American ideology' and to remove 'narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.'
