Some students and employees were stranded on campus, unable to return home, the university said. The school canceled classes on Thursday.

Some alumni want the president to resign. They are angry about a Palestinian conference and Penn’s response to the Hamas attacks — as well as D.E.I. and transgender rights.

The G.O.P. field, including former President Trump, has been wading into the emotional debate among students playing out over the deadly war between Hamas and Israel.

My belief was that a diploma could offer me a full-time job with benefits like health insurance and sick days that would allow me to support my family.

It didn’t matter if she knew you — if you were a professor and Asian American, you were a potential target.

DEI efforts have become a lightning rod for debate in American higher education. At the private Houston university, officials admit impact is hard to measure — but they also see progress from their work.

Undergraduate enrollment rose for the first time since 2020, stoking hopes for a long-awaited recovery. But surprising areas of decline may dampen that optimism. There is good news and bad news in the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s latest enrollment report.

Economics professors at James Madison University say they were reprimanded for giving too many low grades.