If the conservative Supreme Court majority’s reaction to oral arguments on Monday was any indication, race-conscious admissions could soon be a thing of the past.

The university’s blunder means it cannot use a $15 million policy to pay for its legal expenses in defending a challenge to its affirmative action program.

The school’s advocates can’t say when racial bias in admissions will end.

Gene Nichol: “We’re required to grin, bow, say “yes, your honor,” and take it.

The University of Kansas said Self, its men’s basketball coach, would miss four games. An N.C.A.A. panel is still reviewing allegations stemming from a federal probe into corruption in the sport.

More elite business schools try virtual degrees to lure graduate students.

To appeal to students’ and employees’ “hearts and minds,” campus tech leaders experiment with unconventional strategies: festivals, art installations and role-playing games.

College of William & Mary says it has to change to thrive. Faculty members say they’re being left out of plans to open a data science and computing school, and more.

Created with a promise to resist ideological orthodoxy, the institution was greeted by many as little more than a joke. But it’s taking shape.