Where America’s College Kids Stay Up All Night
Students across the U.S. share their school’s version of that place—the one where everyone just winds up late at night, for better or worse.
Education
The Students Suing for a Constitutional Right to Education
A new federal complaint with a unique argument accuses the state of Rhode Island of failing to provide students with the skills they need to participate effectively in a democracy.
Graduate School Can Have Terrible Effects on People's Mental Health
Ph.D. candidates suffer from anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation at astonishingly high rates.
Why Wisconsin High Schoolers Aren't Being Punished for Mimicking a Nazi Salute
A prom photo has sparked a fresh round of debate over students’ First Amendment rights.
The Fallout at Michigan State Continues
The institution’s former president has been charged with lying to investigators in the Larry Nassar case.
The App at the Heart of the Movement to End Affirmative Action
“WeChat is a monster. There’s nothing like it on Earth.”
The Limits of a Billion-Dollar Donation to Johns Hopkins
Michael Bloomberg’s donation to the institution has been heralded as transformational. But the colleges that are struggling the most rarely get such game-changing gifts.
Betsy DeVos’s Sexual-Assault Rules Would Let the Accused Cross-Examine Accusers
The Education Department released new guidelines for how colleges should handle campus sexual misconduct. But they could make things worse.
The Fleeting Magic of Scholastic Book Fairs
Years later, many adults still pine for the days their school libraries, auditoriums, and gyms transformed into pop-up bookstores.
The Media’s Week-Long Attention Span for a Mass Shooting
There’s a common refrain that the dense news environment pushes out coverage of mass shootings, but the cycle has been remarkably consistent over the past two decades.