Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support
President Joe Biden has marked the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and their family members in the landmark case to the White House.
Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College's commencement
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism, but he received a standing ovation at the May 11 commencement ceremony at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
A Chicago teen entered college at 10. At 17, she earned a doctorate from Arizona State
Dorothy Jean Tillman's participation in Arizona State University’s May 6 commencement was the latest step on a higher-education journey the Chicago teen started when she took her first college course at age 10.
Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law
Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings during pro-Palestinian protests.
Pro-Palestinian protesters break through barricades to retake MIT encampment
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked by police from accessing an encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology broke through fencing to retake the area, as Columbia University canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of demonstrations.
Police defend decision not to disclose accidental gunshot during Columbia protest response
New York City police officials are defending their decision to initially keep quiet about a potentially dangerous accident that happened as officers cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University this week when a sergeant accidentally fired his gun into a dark office.
South Florida high school program fosters animals, provides hands-on experience for students seeking veterinary jobs
From turtles to guinea pigs, frogs and dogs, one South Florida high school is giving students hands on experience and the credits to earn a veterinary assistant certification all before graduating with their high school diploma.
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
Before and after police officers arrested more than 100 people at Columbia University who were protesting the war in Gaza, New York Mayor Eric Adams blamed “outside agitators” for leading the demonstrations.
Former students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation
The Biden administration says it will cancel $6 billion in student loans for people who attended the Art Institutes, a system of for-profit colleges that closed the last of its campuses in 2023 amid accusations of fraud.
More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law.
Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity
Student anti-war protesters at U.S. college campuses are digging in and vowing to keep their demonstrations going, some universities moved to shut down encampments after reports of antisemitic activity among the protesters.