We do a profound disservice to an entire generation when we dismiss campus protests as intolerance or liberal indoctrination. Students aren’t protesting because they can’t bear to hear unpleasant ideas. They’re protesting because they know “robust counter-speech” often doesn’t work.
The University of Michigan completed what it calls the largest fundraising effort for a public school, bringing in $5 billion. But it may not enjoy the top spot for long.
Colleges in the Fenway neighborhood briefly went into lockdown Thursday while Boston police investigated a report of shots fired, but there was no threat found.
An Auburn University professor is suing the institution, alleging he was punished for helping uncover how many football players enrolled in the public administration major.
The physician and literary scholar Rita Charon, a pioneer in narrative medicine, explains how to train students to listen like readers, the theme of this year’s Jefferson Lecture.