The Colleges That Took the Pandemic Seriously
Many colleges and universities have figured out how to diagnose their populations and control outbreaks—and offer a vision for more...
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A California University Tries to Shield an Entire City From Coronavirus
The University of California, Davis, is providing free testing, masks and quarantine housing to tens of thousands of people who live...
How the Pandemic Is Imperiling a Working-Class College
The coronavirus has hurt Indiana University of Pennsylvania, but its financial problems were planted years ago. The prospect of cuts to...
‘I Was Stunned’: Big Gifts to Small Colleges From an Unexpected Source
MacKenzie Scott’s donations to colleges serving often overlooked students were a surprise — and potentially transformational....
‘We’re Facing So Many Different Battles’
he coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of many American families. Follow this weekly feature called "Family, Interrupted" to find...
Some Colleges Plan to Bring Back More Students in the Spring
College officials say they have learned important lessons about managing the pandemic on their campuses. Not everyone is so confident....
As Occupancy Dwindles, College Dorms Go Beyond Students
Real estate developers are seeking opportunities to buy student housing from strapped universities and convert them into apartments for...
Are We Losing a Generation of Children to Remote Learning?
Leaving children to teach themselves from a sofa might be the greatest untold tragedy of the pandemic. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06...
Covid Is the Big Story on Campus. College Reporters Have the Scoop.
University outbreaks are significant contributors to the pandemic. And the campus paper might be the only one left to cover them....
Classrooms Without Walls, and Hopefully Covid
First graders sit crisscross applesauce on tree stumps, hands sky-high to ask a question. Third graders peer closely at the plants...
Colleges Slash Budgets in the Pandemic, With ‘Nothing Off-Limits’
Liberal arts departments, graduate student aid and even tenured teaching positions are targets as the coronavirus causes shortfalls....
To Learn the Truth, Read My Wikipedia Entry on Sichuan Peppers
Amid a pandemic and QAnon conspiracies, this librarian is focused on facts. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/opinion/sunday/wikipedia-s...
This School Was Built for Idealists. It Could Use Some Rich Alumni.
For the past century, the New School produced iconoclastic thinkers. Now it is finding that idealism is very expensive....
Colleges Are Cutting Varsity Sports. That Could Be a Good Thing.
Few of the cut programs will perish, instead transitioning to club teams that allow athletes to continue playing more on their terms,...
"It Really Was Abandonment: Virus Crisis Grips British Universities"
LONDON — Inside a dormitory now known by students as H.M.P., for Her Majesty’s Prison, trash piled up in shared kitchens. Students washed...
Community Colleges Can Be Engines of Economic Recovery
With proper funding and innovation, two-year public colleges can handle job training for millions of people. https://www.nytimes.com/2020...
Ken Robinson, Who Preached Creativity in Teaching, Dies at 70
Dance, he said, is just as important as math. He was knighted for his work, and his TED Talk on schools and the arts was the most viewed...
Building Public Places for a Covid World
What are architects and urban planners foreseeing as people cautiously gather? Streets “curated” for various uses and dynamic cityscapes...
The Best Reason to Go to College
It’s the same as it ever was: To learn that the world is more than the issues that divide us. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/opinion/...
A New Front in America’s Pandemic: College Towns
The coronavirus is spiking around campuses from Texas to Iowa to North Carolina as students return. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/06/us...