National Endowment for the Humanities Awards Covid Relief Grants

The American Rescue Plan Act, with its $87.8 million in funding, will support projects at nearly 300 cultural and educational institutions in the country.

Opinion | They Didn’t Want to Sing Spirituals, but They Did — and Changed American Music

For 150 years, the Fisk Jubilee Singers have performed spirituals that saved a university and helped raise generations up from the bonds of slavery.

Opinion | Harvard and Other Schools Make a Choice on Fossil Fuels

Climate activists on campuses across the country have spent years organizing in the name of fossil fuel divestment. That organizing is starting to pay off.

Opinion | Cancel Culture: Are We Overreacting?

Readers mostly disagree with a column by Michelle Goldberg that suggests that we are, and she responds to their critiques.

After Rape Accusations, Fraternities Face Protests and Growing Anger

At big universities with powerful fraternity cultures — like UMass, Northwestern, Nebraska and Iowa — many students are demanding an end to Greek life.

UMass Amherst Hires Cybersecurity Firm to Investigate Racist Emails

The university’s vice chancellor told students the emails, which targeted Black students, were part of a rise in “anti-Black racist incidents” on campus this academic year.

At Afghan Universities, Increasing Fear That Women Will Never Be Allowed Back

Setbacks at public universities have posed another major blow to women’s rights under Taliban rule, and to a two-decade effort to build up higher education.

Opinion | How a Princeton Economist Teaches Resilience

Through the pandemic, Markus Brunnermeier conducted remarkable video seminars with leading thinkers in his field.

Robinhood Hits Campus, Where Credit Card Companies Fear to Tread

The company plans to hit up college coffee shops to spread the word about its services. When credit card companies did it a generation ago, Congress got involved.

Robinhood Hits Campus, Where Credit Card Companies Fear to Tread

The company plans to hit up college coffee shops to spread the word about its services. When credit card companies did it a generation ago, Congress got involved.

Opinion | Education Doesn’t Inoculate Us from Vaccine Hesitancy

What we learn is filtered through our identities.

Opinion | ‘It’s Become Increasingly Hard for Them to Feel Good About Themselves’

A new gender gap in education has profound political and economic consequences. 

San Jose State to Pay $1.6 Million to 13 Students in Sexual Harassment Case

Investigations by the university and the Justice Department identified 23 student-athletes who had been inappropriately touched by an athletic trainer, officials said.

Opinion | The Middle-Aged Sadness Behind the Cancel Culture Panic

It’s painful to feel repelled by the sensibilities of the young.

In a Scheduling First, Pac-12 and SWAC Plan Home-and-Home Basketball Games

The deal between a Power 5 league and the Southwestern Athletic Conference could help H.B.C.U. teams draw big crowds.

Opinion | The Fight Over Tenure Is Not Really About Tenure

It’s a proxy for a larger debate about the meaning of academic freedom and the priorities of higher education.

Glimpses of How Pandemic America Went Back to School

Across the country, students are returning to classes. We connected with hundreds of them to see how they — along with teachers, administrators and parents — are coping.

Opinion | Why Has Black Enrollment Fallen at an Elite Southern University?

We’re failing to use one of our best tools for reducing racial economic inequities.

What’s Changing in the New FAFSA and What’s Not

The latest version of the federal form for college aid will be available on Oct. 1 for the 2022-23 academic year. But a planned major overhaul of the form may not take effect for several years.

Robert Gates Ran the Pentagon. Can He Help Save the N.C.A.A.?

The former defense secretary now leads a committee that could remake college sports — or, as often happens with the N.C.A.A., that has little to show after many meetings.