NPR's Noel King talks to young people in the polarized state of Wisconsin, who will be voting for the first time in November's election. They are divided by many issues, including race.

On September 24, the Institute for Emerging Issues held its fall ReCONNECT conference. The topic? Higher ed and the future of work.

Like many of the galleries’ shows, it is small but mighty.

Infections among young adults eventually may have spread to older, more vulnerable people, the C.D.C. reported.

The number of novel coronavirus cases in the United States topped 7 million - more than 20% of the world's total - as Midwest states reported spikes in COVID-19 infections in September, according to a Reuters tally.

Both the Trump and Biden campaigns are competing for voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania. But is either of the major parties trying to engage Black voters in cities like Pittsburgh?

Cases spike on campus but with very few hospitalizations.

The conference will start a seven-game season on Nov. 6, joining the Big Ten in changing its mind about whether a football season is feasible.

While administrators scold, warn and encourage students to keep their distance from one another during the pandemic, some students say they have been blamed for problems that better planning could have avoided.

UNC, NC State and other major college athletic departments generated record revenue in recent years. Why weren’t they better prepared to weather the pandemic?

Calling the policies “incredibly draconian” at a public health event, the Republican governor said the state is exploring its options for students.

The Department of Homeland Security is proposing that visas for international students in the U.S. should be issued with a fixed end date, rather than remaining valid as long as the student is in school.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, a regent at the University of California, likely helped an unqualified student gain admission to UC Berkeley, the California state auditor said.

Canceling classes Nov. 3 could free students to volunteer at the polls and drive voter turnout, advocates said.

Videoconferencing provider refuses to stream a university event featuring a member of a terrorist organization. Academic freedom hawks see virtual teaching platforms as a new front in the fight for faculty rights.

County-level data reveal a varying picture that sometimes challenges the idea of colleges as COVID-19 hot spots -- but often reinforces it.

Trump administration proposes revamping visas so students would have to apply for an extension after fixed terms of no more than four years. Some students would have to reapply after two years, depending on their country of origin.

“Massive testing,” campus buy-in, and a quick response to outbreaks have helped some institutions keep their case numbers low.