Jayla Wheeler is a 2020 high school graduate from Chicago’s South Side who is starting at a top college in the fall. Wheeler has never even visited the campus. But the honor student has an offer she cannot refuse.

Safety plans border on delusional and could lead to outbreaks of Covid-19 among students, faculty and staff.

Thursday: The University of California’s president talks about her tenure and the pandemic. Also: A shooting rattles Paso Robles; and reopening updates.

Over the past two weeks, as college athletes have returned to campuses to work out and prepare for sports later this year, a handful of them have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Small businesses are counting on the return of students and football fans this fall. With the virus already resurging in some places, that’s no sure bet.

“The Eyes of Texas,” once sung at minstrel shows, plays at football games and other sports events at the University of Texas at Austin.

One student’s advice on handling uncertainty and fighting for a better life.

Johns Hopkins University, a thriving private research institution with one of the world’s foremost medical schools, is suspending the creation of a new armed police force similar to those patrolling numerous other U.S. colleges and universities.

White people dominate a UNC athletics structure that profits from mostly black athletes.

Campuses have been busy fretting over coronavirus-stricken budgets. Predominantly white universities may be in for an even greater reckoning.

There's no more talk of 20 percent declines in enrollment. At regional public universities, the picture is more mixed but still better than a few months ago.

COVID-19 has changed the equation, writes Ryan Gildersleeve.