Watching his oncologist onscreen, I finally saw our lives more fully.

The woman who says the enslaved people are her ancestors plans to appeal the decision “about the patriarch of a family, a subject of bedtime stories.”

The new course will undergo a pilot program in 60 schools, as the debate over how to teach history becomes ever more divisive.

MacKenzie Scott’s donations to colleges serving often overlooked students were a surprise — and potentially transformational.

Hundreds of thousands of Greeks make a living in tourism, and though officials say visits have been steady, economic tumult in the high season has many worried.

The nonprofit met with Governor DeSantis’s state officials, who asked whether the course was “trying to advance Black Panther thinking.”

This year’s admissions essays became a platform for high school seniors to reflect on the pandemic, race and loss.

We listened as University of Kentucky administrators discussed bringing students back to campus, providing a glimpse into what other schools might do in the fall.

Most universities plan to bring students back to campus. But many of their teachers are concerned about joining them.

A lawsuit against the University of Tennessee questions when schools can discipline students because of their online speech.

A woman is suing the university for photographs taken 169 years ago of slaves she says are her ancestors. The images were taken as part of a racist study.

The university, which had climbed to No. 2 in the influential rankings, said it needed more time to address questions about its data, which were raised by a Columbia math professor.

For seniors set to graduate college this spring, one loss hurts above all others: Graduation, and the traditions that came with it. At Wellesley, students decided to make their own.

This summer, as the Majid family left Syria for Europe, The New York Times followed the group through weeks of defeat and triumph, disillusionment and determination.

The public intellectual and professor of African-American studies will head to Union Theological Seminary in New York.

This summer, as the Majid family left Syria for Europe, The New York Times followed the group through weeks of defeat and triumph, disillusionment and determination.

A report by the American Association of University Professors called on the Department of Education and universities to draw a sharper line between sexual behavior and speech on campus.

The push for personal pronouns like “they/them” and “ze/hir” can ignite a power struggle in college classrooms. The Kennedy School of Government’s solution? Stickers.

But she also wants to be known as more. At dinner with the aspiring public intellectual and her “cabal.”

As coronavirus cases continue rising in California, colleges and universities across the state are assessing how best to operate for the fall semester. Some are completely transitioning to remote...

Colleges are racing to reconfigure dorms, expand testing programs and establish detailed social distancing rules. And then, what to do about sex?

This summer, as the Majid family left Syria for Europe, The New York Times followed the group through weeks of defeat and triumph, disillusionment and determination.

Colleges like Yale and Harvard give a boost to legacy applicants. But with affirmative action under attack, that tradition may become harder to defend.

Col. Mark Anarumo, the president of Norwich University, had been through suicides of students during in-room lockdown. He thought he could help by moving into the dorm.

The pandemic has already cost universities millions of dollars. As they consider the possibility of remote classes into the fall, they’re worried about losing students, too.

The Majids, who have been temporarily settled in Sweden, had hoped to find a match for a bone-marrow transplant for Nabih, 9, who is in a hospital in Turkey.

Most universities plan to bring students back to campus. But many of their teachers are concerned about joining them.

After almost two years of remote schooling, restricted gatherings and constant testing, many students are isolated and depressed. Omicron may make things worse.

College in a pandemic was not the experience that most students had in mind. But at year’s end, some see positive experiences and insights that came out of it.

Ilya Shapiro, who tweeted that a “lesser Black woman” would get a Supreme Court nod, was cleared by a school investigation. He decided to leave anyway.

Educators have turned to Shakespeare, science fiction and cat people analogies to help students understand the past weeks.