Colleges have come rushing forth to announce that they will be inviting students back to campus this fall. But as I’ve spoken to college officials over the past few weeks — usually not for quotation — I’ve been struck by the difference between their public optimism and their private uncertainty.

This essay, by Erin Tan, is one of the top 10 winners in the high school category of our Seventh Annual Student Editorial Contest for which we received 6,076 entries.

Four games involving historically black colleges and universities were canceled, in part illustrating an economic difficulty for games played at neutral sites.

The University of Virginia, like others around the country, navigates how to resume campus life and protect its community from a deadly illness.

For 15 years, Anne Fadiman and her students huddled in cozy classrooms to study the craft of writing. Then came Covid-19.

The moves are 'threatening our ability to attract, retain, and benefit — both intellectually and economically — from international students and scholars.'

Reed Hastings, the chief executive officer of Netflix, and Patty Quillin announced the gift supporting students at historically black colleges and universities on Wednesday.

Faculty and staff will have a paid day off Friday, and essential workers on campus will receive “other paid time off,” Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow said in a message to the campus community.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators unveiled legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting research and innovation on U.S. campuses and prevent suspected theft of intellectual property by China and other countries.

An Oxford University college said on Wednesday it wanted to remove from its facade a statue of 19th century colonialist Cecil Rhodes that has been a target of anti-racism protests, though the decision would be made independently.

Student and faculty activists have identified and openly criticized about 30 places on campus they say are “dedicated to enslavers and white supremacists.”

As Covid-19 disrupts ACT and SAT administrations, more colleges are suspending requirement of the tests. The “Best Colleges” guide will no longer penalize colleges that don’t consider scores at all.

For some colleges, a later deposit deadline and strong retention have helped make the headcount look more promising than it did earlier in the spring.

New study argues that the class-size debate needs a lot more nuance. Will this finally move conversations forward, beyond “small is good” and “big is bad”?

Companies and colleges are launching new programs and partnerships to re-enroll stopped-out students. The timing couldn't have been better.