Education

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg.Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg. Read More

The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States. Read More

The technology’s ability to read and summarize text is already making it a useful tool for scholarship. How will it change the stories we tell about the past?The technology’s ability to read and summarize text is already making it a useful tool for scholarship. How will it change the stories we tell about the past? Read

Readers offer differing perspectives on artificial intelligence on campus. Also: Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, on uprooting antisemitism.Readers offer differing perspectives on artificial intelligence on campus. Also: Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, on uprooting antisemitism. Read More

After lawmakers required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school administrators complained that it was unworkable. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a repeal.After lawmakers required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school administrators complained that it was unworkable. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a repeal. Read More

A bill would restrict “expressive activities” on campus — which could include what students wear and the hours and weeks they can protest.A bill would restrict “expressive activities” on campus — which could include what students wear and the hours and weeks they can protest. Read More

Nearly three-fourths of the students in L.A. public schools are Latino. Some families, and a few graduates, stayed away from graduation ceremonies out of fear of federal raids.Nearly three-fourths of the students in L.A. public schools are Latino. Some families, and a few graduates, stayed away from graduation ceremonies out of fear of federal raids. Read

Alhassan Susso, who teaches in the Bronx, is funding a teaching prize in Gambia, his home country, after the State Department canceled a grant program.Alhassan Susso, who teaches in the Bronx, is funding a teaching prize in Gambia, his home country, after the State Department canceled a grant program. Read More

A teenage girl fled her home last month after what she said was years of abuse. Prosecutors called what had happened to her “beyond heinous.”A teenage girl fled her home last month after what she said was years of abuse. Prosecutors called what had happened to her “beyond heinous.” Read More

The university has largely complied with the administration’s demands, but has adjusted them in meaningful ways. One department offers a window into that effort.The university has largely complied with the administration’s demands, but has adjusted them in meaningful ways. One department offers a window into that effort. Read More