Last year, US campuses were engulfed by vigorous protests against Israel’s military action in Gaza. Yet now, as the war rages on and the Trump administration cracks down on universities’ freedoms and funding, students are largely silent. Read more

We have a 'second brain' in our gut that influences our behaviour – from our mood to our memory. Read more

The abrupt end of the private South Carolina institution follows a last-minute fundraising effort by the board that came up millions of dollars short. Read more

Ivy League students have “significant latitude” when it comes to general education requirements, which means they can pick good classes on Dante or the Roman Republic, or waste time learning about learning science through Disney films, as Cornell University students can do. Read more

Harper College and other community colleges have renewed a long-sought plan to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees in select fields, but the effort has again stalled in Springfield amid opposition from universities. Read more

In the fall of 2023, Scott L. Bok was looking forward to a lower-key work life. He had spent his career in the high-tension field of company mergers and acquisitions, including 16 years as chief executive of Greenhill & Co., a small investment bank, which he was selling Read more

Researchers seen as having ‘untapped potential’ to meet companies’ most pressing skills challenges Read more

A civil rights complaint has been filed against Gettysburg College for its apparent policy to seek to enroll “20% domestic students of color” as an alleged violation of federal anti-discrimination laws and the Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in admissions. Read more

Getting a college education has traditionally been seen as a way to move up the economic ladder. But an analysis by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that the cost of a degree may not always be worth it. Read more

Democrats argued that the bill has nothing to do with lowering college costs or wasteful spending and everything to do with funding tax cuts for the wealthy. Read more