Epstein Wanted Connections at Harvard. Files Show Many Faculty Members Were Happy to Help.

New documents reveal what professors did to help Jeffrey Epstein get inside Harvard?s gates.

Justices to Hear Case on Catholic Preschools That Reject Children of Gay Parents

Catholic preschools in Colorado that decline to enroll families with L.G.B.T.Q. children or parents sued to participate in a state-funded program.

?Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk?: Why This Student Group Moved On

Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point?s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group.

They?re Young. They?re Conservative. And They?re Split Over the War.

On college campuses from the Northeast to the Southwest, the conflict in Iran is testing the fealty of young Republicans during the second Trump administration.

A Time of Growth for Museums for Children

Across the nation, news museums are opening, and existing ones are expanding.

This Is a Hard Time to Start a Career. These Two Words Can Help.

Advice on building a rewarding work life, even amid employment gloom.

As Enrollment Dips, School Administrators Turn to TikTok to Advertise

Birthrates are down. Families are leaving New York City. So educators, especially at charter schools, are expanding their marketing efforts on social media and in subway stations.

Cookie House at Carleton College in Minnesota Keeps Students and Others Baking

For decades, Carleton College in Minnesota has kept a place where students and others can come, bake and share. After a recent renovation, we checked in.

Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Held in Immigration Detention, Returns to Turkey

Rumeysa Ozturk, who was detained for weeks by the Trump administration after co-writing a pro-Palestinian opinion essay, has graduated and returned home.

Harry Keyishian, Lead Plaintiff in Academic Freedom Case, Dies at 93

He was one of five University of Buffalo faculty members fired for not signing loyalty oaths. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled in their favor.

Chicago Teachers Union, Brandon Johnson Feuding Over School on May Day

Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose ties to the Chicago Teachers Union helped him win office, has signaled support. The school district and some parents object.

Mounting Troubles at Ohio State University Lead to Frustration

Ohio State isn?t the only university in turmoil, but few others have faced so many issues lately. One lawmaker called the school ?a national embarrassment.?

Hampshire College Will Close Amid Student Enrollment Declines

Other small private colleges like Hampshire have closed in recent years as financial pressures and competition for students increase.

Ishmael Jaffree, Who Won Case Rejecting School Prayer, Is Dead at 80

An Alabama parent, he objected to prayer in his children?s classrooms. The Supreme Court ruled for him, a high-water mark in the push for the strict separation of church and state.

How to Save Academia

A Yale report offers some honest self-reflection on where the university went wrong.

Ohio State Details Relationship that Led to Former President Walter Carter Jr.?s Resignation

The university released a report that said the president, Walter Carter Jr., took trips with a podcaster and suggested that the university hire her.

America Is Anxious About Its 250th Birthday. So Are Historians.

At the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, scholars wrestled with what people want from national anniversaries ? and whether historians can give it to them.

Today, In Short

?CoachGPT.? A college ?cookie house.? And the latest from Iran.

Times Are Hard. What?s a Teacher to Do?

Readers respond to an Opinion essay by Frank Bruni. Also: An arch near Arlington; cuts in mental health care; transformation in prison.

A New Museum in California Aims to Draw Children to Science

The $7 million KidSTREAM museum was the brainchild of a former teacher looking for a place to entertain her young daughters.

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