Scientific research has fueled American innovation for decades. Now, funding for that research is caught in the crosshairs of a political fight, with colleges and universities on the front lines.
It鈥檚 not the Great Recession, but with tariffs, hiring freezes, and the advent of artificial intelligence, the job market has college graduates wondering where they fit.
When my son called foul on me, I took a timeout. I rebounded in time to witness his victory.
The years since the pandemic have seen renewed interest among some educators for scribbled answers between powder blue covers as a way to thwart cheating and make sure students are thinking for themselves.
The Harvard community is processing the loss of $3 billion in funding from the Trump administration. But ahead of graduation, students, faculty, and local businesses share what is unifying them 鈥� and fueling their pride in the school.
More states are going all in on offering free tuition. How far will the move go to help with the difficulties higher education has faced in recent years 鈥� and a predicted pending enrollment cliff?
The oldest university in the United States is now leading a charge to protect not just research but also the First Amendment, with other colleges and universities lining up behind it.
鈥淲e are in survival mode,鈥� international students say of the landscape under the Trump administration. A Tufts University student鈥檚 arrest has had a chilling effect.
Universities are reckoning with cuts of billions of dollars of in grants. Their research can lay the groundwork for what the private sector delivers to the marketplace 鈥� and its loss could have lasting consequences.
Jason Brown turned down a golden opportunity as a professional football player so that he could start a family farm and give away most of its harvest.
The Trump administration has made ridding U.S. college campuses of diversity, equity, and inclusion a top priority. What can be learned from a university in Texas, where a state DEI ban is already in place?
Would being able to say whatever you want, whenever you want, make a difference in where you attend college? In Texas, the University of Austin experiments in its first year with blending radical free speech with higher education.
New Orleans started the new year with a terror attack that shook the U.S. One month later, 125,000 people are flying in for Super Bowl LIX. The city says it鈥檚 ready.
Imani Perry鈥檚 essay collection 鈥淏lack in Blues鈥� threads together the cultures and lore of the Black diaspora into an insightful commentary.
Freshman enrollment declined at colleges for the first time since 2020. But some historically Black colleges and universities are experiencing record increases. What鈥檚 behind their success?
Intel is building two plants at a cost of $20 billion and estimates they will bring 3,000 new jobs to Ohio. To prepare for its arrival, the the company wants to be sure that it has workers ready to go when the new campus opens.
The career and technical education of today doesn鈥檛 look the same as the vocational ed of years ago. Not only have the offerings changed, but so, too, have the expectations. Part 1 of 2.
In legislatures and on college campuses across the U.S., the issue of legacy admissions is heating up. California is the latest state to ban the practice 鈥� adding more fuel to a nationwide debate about how to create an even playing field for applicants.
As colleges and universities move toward institutional neutrality policies in the wake of the war in Gaza, a new title is heading many prestigious schools: acting president.
Did the summer offer a reset to roiled college campuses? As classes resume, students face new rules around protesting 鈥� and some flux around financial aid, artificial intelligence, and the viability of higher ed.
