A leader at the University of Texas said the institution would be eager to work with the Trump administration. Other universities have been more circumspect.

The Department of Education in Washington on Tuesday. Employees are currently on furlough.

The policies that May Mailman has helped devise have sent shock waves through higher education, dividing faculty and alarming some students who see an effort to silence dissent.

Nikki Haley is the last woman standing in the Republicans’ presidential race, but she faces a tough challenge in toppling Donald J. Trump.