Education

An autumn of discontent has gripped the country ahead of its presidential election.An autumn of discontent has gripped the country ahead of its presidential election. Read More

Readers respond to The Times’s coverage of the Cornell rape investigation and the history of sexual assault on campuses.Readers respond to The Times’s coverage of the Cornell rape investigation and the history of sexual assault on campuses. Read More

Union members, parents, teachers and others took part in mass demonstrations around the country, backing student demands that the government invest more in schools.Union members, parents, teachers and others took part in mass demonstrations around the country, backing student demands that the government invest more in schools. Read More

In six major books, John Iliffe centered his research not on kings, dictators and guerrilla chiefs but rather on ordinary African citizens. He has died at 87.In six major books, John Iliffe centered his research not on kings, dictators and guerrilla chiefs but rather on ordinary African citizens. He has died at 87. Read More

We also look at a demonstration on Cornell’s campus.We also look at a demonstration on Cornell’s campus. Read More

The university hired Sally Yates, a career federal prosecutor, to investigate how it handled a former student’s claim she was raped in 2024.The university hired Sally Yates, a career federal prosecutor, to investigate how it handled a former student’s claim she was raped in 2024. Read More

In the wake of sexual assault allegations at Cornell, Michael C. Bender, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times, explains how the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in the Trump administration has seen an apparent drop in the number of Title IX cases it has resolved.In the wake of sexual assault allegations

The administration has shifted its enforcement of a civil rights law from allegations of sexual misconduct to issues like blocking protections for transgender students.The administration has shifted its enforcement of a civil rights law from allegations of sexual misconduct to issues like blocking protections for transgender students. Read More

The faculty senate plans to vote on a rare resolution of no confidence over administrators’ handling of allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members in 2024.The faculty senate plans to vote on a rare resolution of no confidence over administrators’ handling of allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members in 2024. Read More

The Trump administration released a report showing career officials had objected to the 2021 memo as evidence that the policy was biased against conservatives. But in an ironic twist, the administration has forced out many of the objectors.The Trump administration released a report showing career officials had objected to the 2021 memo as evidence that