With “social distancing” now widely adopted nationwide, a small group of contrarians urge a more careful weighing of the harm as well as the benefits of such policies.

The University of Michigan canceled its planned ceremony while students at the University of Maine threw an impromptu “Coronamencement.”

“It feels like all the hard work — I don’t want to say it’s for nothing, but you want to compete.”

With coronavirus closings, tours for admitted students are off the table. Here are some workarounds in this time of social distancing.

“I feel like a lot of experiences have been stolen from me,” said one Cornell University senior, as students left campus.

Students are expressing a range of opinions—and emotions—as colleges and universities across the U.S. take action to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.

As colleges shuttered amid coronavirus fears, students crammed springtime rituals into a few fleeting days.

Students have turned to crowdfunding to cover unexpected costs.

A chaotic week on many campuses, prompted by the coronavirus, has upended the enrollment process. Now some colleges are pushing back their deposit deadlines.

With the coronavirus outbreak forcing colleges to close campuses and move classes online, vendors face sudden upside. But the biggest beneficiaries are likely different in the long and short terms.

Suddenly trying to teach humanities courses online? Mind your presence, ask good questions and manage expectations, experts say.

Seniors at Lewiston college organize their own graduation before school closes on Tuesday.

Student and alumni groups at Harvard Business School are pushing the university to name a new dean who will use the school’s clout to raise awareness on social issues ranging from climate change to diversity in hiring.