The masks are coming off at some U.S. universities just as students head home for the holidays and the emergence of the omicron variant and winter threaten to create a fresh surge of Covid-19.

Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories.

Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez aren’t the only teenagers who can inspire us, as these four juniors prove.

The new pro league Overtime Elite is luring young phenoms with hefty salaries, viral success and — perhaps — a better path to the N.B.A.

More than a dozen institutions certified retention plans with management or “highly compensated” employees during a fraught stretch of 2020.

Prosecutors said he conspired to submit fake data about Temple’s Fox School of Business that helped it climb influential U.S. News & World Report college rankings.

William & Mary offers a case study of the tensions: A memorial to the enslaved rises on the historic campus near monuments to key historical figures who were also enslavers.

College football coaches like Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly are signing deals for tens of millions of dollars. College sports has allowed Name, Imagine Likeness deals that pay famous players, but the system still mistreats most athletes.

University of Georgia administrators announced plans Wednesday to name two campus buildings after Black graduates who made history at the school.

While board size held steady in 2020, the pandemic had a significant impact on the frequency and length of board meetings, many of which were conducted online.

The president promised to deliver justice to victims of campus sexual assault, but the Education Department is