The attack by Hamas on Israel compounded the backlash to a Palestinian literary festival, held on campus, which Jewish groups decried as antisemitic.
Category: Colleges and Universities
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A New Effort to Make College Aid Offers Easy to Understand
After years of criticism about financial aid letters that are confusing and sometimes misleading, about 400 schools have agreed to bring “clarity” to their communication.
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Biden Cancels an Additional $9 Billion in Student Loan Debt
The move comes just three days after student loan repayments resumed following a three-year pause.
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Colleges Find Real Estate Bargains in Empty Office Spaces
As companies with hybrid work forces reduce square footage, universities see an opportunity to buy buildings at bargain prices.
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The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers
When Francesca Gino, a rising academic star, was accused of falsifying data — about how to stop dishonesty — it didn’t just torch her career. It inflamed a crisis in behavioral science.
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Hattie McDaniel’s Historic Oscar Will Return to Its Desired Home
The plaque that McDaniel, the first Black winner of an Academy Award, bequeathed to Howard University has been missing for about 50 years. Now a replacement is on its way.
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Union Push by Dartmouth Athletes Is Distinct From Previous Failed Efforts
A bid to unionize by the Dartmouth men’s basketball team raises questions that earlier unsuccessful campaigns in college sports have not addressed.
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Allergies and Special Dietary Restrictions Put College Dining Halls to the Test
A surge of students with allergies and special diets is challenging meal services and changing the shape of the campus cafeteria.
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We Used A.I. to Write Essays for Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Here’s How It Went.
A.I. chatbots can do a passable job of generating short essays. Whether their use on college applications is ethical is the subject of fierce debate.
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Ban or Embrace? Colleges Wrestle With A.I.-Generated Admissions Essays.
A.I. chatbots could facilitate plagiarism on college applications or democratize student access to writing help. Or maybe both.
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Finding Her ‘Barack Obama’ With the Help of a Friend
Olivia Castor and Austin McNair met at Harvard through Ms. Castor’s roommate, who had a knack for matchmaking.
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A Record Crowd Shows Buildup of Nebraska Volleyball and Women’s Sports
Nebraska garnered more than 92,000 fans for a regular-season match held in its football stadium.