Did the university move too slowly in responding to allegations of drug abuse by one of its most prominent deans?
Ms. Spalding, a singer and bassist, is making her sixth record during a marathon 77-hour writing and recording session that she will stream live online.
Mr. de Montebello, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s former director, will be a director of Acquavella Galleries, effective immediately.
The posters were found as Chinese enrollment at schools in Australia grows and as the country confronts concerns about Chinese influence in its politics and economy.
In light of the United States barring Americans from traveling to North Korea, recent visitors shared their stories of visiting the reclusive nation.
What we learned from the president’s son-in-law on Monday. Plus: what Betsy DeVos plans to do about sexual assault on college campuses.
Flowers bloom after wildfires at one of the newest national monuments, where the California landscape is a trip through time.
His parents accepted medical experts’ consensus that there was no realistic hope that an experimental therapy might save their son.
There is a place for pro-Second Amendment black women in modern feminism.
The bride is a director of corporate affairs for the CBS Corporation; the groom is an executive director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.
The bride is a graduate of Fordham; the groom is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia.
The couple met in 2005 at Ithaca College. She is a lawyer and he is a freelance writer.
The bride and groom met at American University in Washington.
The couple met through OkCupid.
The university said on Friday that it had suspended Dr. Carmen Puliafito, barred him from campus and was taking steps to fire him.
The city is newly stylish, with hyped restaurants and an Ace hotel, thanks to a steady flow of Carnegie Mellon grads who decided to stay.
Judge Houck, an appointee of President Jimmy Carter, declared that the college’s refusal to admit Shannon Faulkner was a violation of the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause.
For the last 20 years, academic researchers have gathered at this event to share and debate their studies without being mocked.
The Trump administration is the worst possible messenger. But its message is the right one.
Trump keeps touting his economic record but recent data show the post-election boomlet is fading.
At Bard College, a history-rich cache of new art from the Middle East.
Jude Sparks was playing with his brothers in New Mexico when he stumbled over the fossilized tusk of a Stegomastodon, a prehistoric, elephantine creature.
The Department of Homeland Security is giving college students funding to develop social media campaigns and other tools to counter recruitment by groups like the Islamic State.
After a second jury deadlocked, a prosecutor said he would be dropping charges against Raymond M. Tensing, who killed Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black motorist, in 2015.
The conviction and 10-year sentence imposed on Xiyue Wang, who had been researching 19th-century history, could chill scholarly exchanges with Iran.
Professor de Bary, an authority in particular on Confucius, was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama.
Leaving school after freshman year seemed like the ultimate failure. It ended up being the best thing to happen to my education.
A new setback for a school that has ties to the acclaimed American Repertory Theater, but from which students leave with enormous debt.
The Israeli prime minister is playing a reckless, cynical game by supporting Hungary’s anti-Semitic attacks on the philanthropist.
Vocational education is popular across the political spectrum — and can indeed lead to good blue-collar jobs. But it has problems too.
After Mr. Liu’s death, the number of keyword combinations that were blocked greatly increased, and images were automatically filtered in private chats, researchers said.
Dr. Mirzakhani, a mathematician at Stanford University, was the only woman and only Iranian ever to win what is often described as the Nobel Prize of mathematics.
The best way to offset high college costs is to save. But doing that is easier said than done. Here are some tips for making saving easier.
The senator’s supporters say the U.S. investigation into a Vermont land deal involving Jane Sanders is political, but they worry about its impact.
The man, who was cleared by the university of responsibility in a rape case, said the university enabled his harassment by giving his accuser academic credit for a piece targeting him.
LGBTQ survivors of campus sexual assault often face discrimination. The wrong action by the secretary of education could make the problem worse.
Catherine Saint Louis, a health reporter, explains how she reported an article about rural Kentucky grappling with newborns facing opioid withdrawal.
Requiring the SAT or ACT, and making it free, reduces barriers for disadvantaged students who otherwise would not take the test.
After a “really emotionally draining day“ of meeting with victims and those accused of sexual assault, the education secretary made her first public comments on the issue.
The column struck a nerve among readers, who took on issues of class and mobility in the United States.
At John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a group of veterans and students are in swim class for athletic and emotional reasons.
All around the world, scientists are building repositories of everything from seeds to ice to mammal milk — racing to preserve a natural order that is fast disappearing.
A faculty committee has called for Harvard’s secretive “final clubs,” along with fraternities and sororities, to be phased out over the next five years.
Bakari Henderson, 22, was attacked Friday on the Greek island of Zakynthos in an area renowned for rowdy, alcohol-fueled antics of young tourists.
Betsy DeVos’s Education Department is re-evaluating the get-tough policies on campus sexual assault that were enforced by the Obama administration.
In a Quinnipiac poll, a quarter of city residents gave Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo a failing grade on his handling of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
A newly restored house in Buffalo by Frank Lloyd Wright receives a bountiful stained-glass gift from the University of Victoria in Canada.
College-educated Americans have become devastatingly good at making sure children of other classes can’t join their ranks.
The wife of Senator Bernie Sanders is being investigated for a loan obtained in 2010 by Burlington College — of which she was president — to finance a relocation and expansion of the college.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raises concerns about smoking’s influence on youths. The movie industry defends its ratings system.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raises concerns about smoking’s influence on youths. The movie industry defends its ratings system.
Dentists are beginning to prescribe fewer opioids to teenagers after wisdom teeth extractions, since nonaddictive painkillers can be as effective.
Conversation starters and context, drawn from the day’s news in Australia.
A poll from Monmouth University on Monday found that New Jersey’s governor has a 15 percent approval rating. He spent the morning auditioning for a role at WFAN.
Useful advice and fun listening for those who are new to the real world struggle.
The college has had to close dorms and cut jobs because of plummeting enrollment, which officials attribute largely to fallout from protests in 2015.
Fostered by the University of Michigan, testing and research programs draw companies and even equip residents’ vehicles to collect and transmit data.
Celebrating its 20th and final year, Will Crutchfield’s Bel Canto at Caramoor series will reinvent itself as Teatro Nuovo next summer.
Catch up on the most popular stories of the month.
Sending a kid off to college? What you need to know about health insurance.
Two group shows; Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook’s delicately comic videos; and Erick Meyenberg’s allusion-filled installation are among the offerings.
Ms. Harris, California’s junior senator, has gained notice during her first year in office, in some cases for being cut off by Republican colleagues.
Ms. Harris, California’s junior senator, has gained notice during her first year in office, in some cases for being cut off by Republican colleagues.
Our national reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg describes her reporting on the rising number of race-baiting incidents involving nooses.
A noose was found last week at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. It was the latest in a series of such cases, especially in the nation’s capital.
Advocates for reforms or better government can be trained to approach their lawmakers and make a difference.
The restaurant exposed four Pakistani kids to the crass yet oddly family-friendly side of this country.
Lee Friedlander’s series “The Little Screens” was an early artistic attempt to document television’s nascent dominance of America.
Lee Friedlander’s series “The Little Screens” was an early artistic attempt to document television’s nascent dominance of America.
Mr. Dorsen spent a long legal career focused on fighting for human rights, including before the Supreme Court, and led the A.C.L.U. for 15 years.
Appointed as dean while California voters were seeking to end affirmative action in the 1990s, Ms. Kay championed the rights of women and minorities.
The Times collected information on dozens of college summer reading programs and examined an annual survey of hundreds of universities. A few trends emerged.
Beyond Budapest, and across generations, people are working to keep the illiberal forces of Viktor Orban at bay.
After intense pressure by members of Congress and retired diplomats, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson reversed his decision to delay hiring fellowship recipients.
One of the best places to view August’s solar eclipse, Carbondale, home to Southern Illinois University, will host scientists and eclipse groupies.
A close analysis of more than 500 failing programs suggests current rules have been successful at reining in predatory for-profit colleges.
Chris Olmstead, 73, remembers her success as a teenage swimming star when she watches Katie Ledecky, 20, a five-time Olympic champion.
Mr. Benson believed in the painterly impact of reproducing the work of photographers like Irving Penn, Lee Friedlander and Helen Levitt on an offset printing press.
The court said Tuesday that it would hear a major test of sports betting law in a case stemming from New Jersey’s efforts to allow bets on sporting events.
Ebola was finally stopped by rushing a vaccine to Africa. Now a project is planning to be more ready for the next pandemic threat.
The barriers to entry to the middle class are now so high that even a university education is no guarantee of success.
Oxford Dictionaries is keeping a close eye on a term that describes someone who rapidly gains and inevitably loses the internet’s intense love.
Conversation starters and context, drawn from the day’s news in Australia.
A decorated military man, Mr. Wilson helped develop wartime practices that emphasize understanding the culture of the countries where fighting is taking place.