A new wave of student-led campus protests demanding institutional divestment from Israeli-backed corporations has bled into May. College leaders, out of tremendous concern for their students’ safety and institutions’ operations, have permitted using campus and local law enforcement to clear student encampments and make arrests. As well-intentioned as these efforts seem, they might have an inverse effect. Read more

Apparent turnaround in nation’s finances has done little to alleviate financial pressure on students, according to new poll Read more

Handwriting makes us better writers, free of the suggestions of spelling and grammar apps, and it represents something of our personalities Read more

Hundreds of Yale University faculty have taken sides in a battle over the future direction of the school ahead of coming changes in the top administration. Read more

The City College of New York, part of the CUNY system, is moving to remote learning starting Wednesday following continued protests and the development of an encampment on the college’s campus, school officials said. Read more

A group of award-winning students have created their own interactive app to help children avoid being exploited. Read more

Amid intellectual property and ethics concerns about AI large language models, a student created one based on his professor’s ethics work. Read more

Debate over how to handle polarised issues considered too polarising by students Read more

University vice-chancellor condemns ‘horrific acts of violence’ as footage shows people wielding sticks Read more

House Republicans are escalating their scrutiny and criticisms of colleges and universities and planning a wide swath of investigations of institutions in response to student protests. Read more