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Robert J. Zimmer, Who Promoted Free Speech on Campus, Dies at 75
A mathematician, he was for many years the president of the University of Chicago, where he argued that civility was…
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World
Should College Come With Trigger Warnings? At Cornell, It’s a ‘Hard No.’
When the student assembly voted to require faculty to alert students to upsetting educational materials, administrators pushed back.
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World
Columbia Names Nemat Shafik as President, the First Woman to Lead the University
The economist, who runs the London School of Economics, takes over as higher education faces tumult — over free speech,…
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Finance
Harvard Medical School Joins Boycott of U.S. News Rankings
Last fall, the university’s law school joined other top programs in dropping out of the magazine’s annual list. The medical…
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World
After Lecturer Sues, Hamline University Walks Back Its ‘Islamophobic’ Comments
In an about-face, the school said that using the term was “flawed” and that respect for Muslim students should not…
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World
Was Yeshiva University Entitled to $230 Million in Public Funds?
The Modern Jewish Orthodox school refuses to recognize an L.G.B.T.Q. student club, arguing in court that it is a religious…
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News
U. of Texas Basketball Coach Faces Felony Domestic Assault Charge
Chris Beard, in his second season of coaching the Longhorns, was arrested early Monday and charged with a third-degree felony.
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Style
Poem: Diaspora Sonnet Traveling Between Apartment Rentals
Oliver de la Paz’s poem is part of a series of “diaspora sonnets,” in which this one, along with others,…
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World
As More Top Law Schools Boycott Rankings, Others Say They Can’t Afford to Leave
For more than 30 years, roughly the same 14 law schools have been the most highly rated by U.S. News,…
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World
Suspect in University of Virginia Shooting Had Guns in His Dorm Room, Report Says
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The suspect in the shooting deaths this week of three fellow University of Virginia students had a…