César Chávez was born on this day in 1927. His leadership on labor and civil rights enmeshed his name with the organized labor movement. President Biden keeps a bust of Chávez behind his desk in the Oval Office.

Color Us United, an organization based out of Morrisville, North Carolina, is behind a national effort advocating for a “race-blind America.” 

Cardinal forward Cameron Brink’s close friendship with Warriors superstar starts with their moms.

Coaches of several N.C.A.A. tournament teams either attended their universities, like North Carolina’s Hubert Davis, or started their careers there, like Kansas’ Bill Self.

Washington University in St. Louis is planning to sell $1 billion in municipal bonds, joining a wave of schools tapping taxable debt amid a period of historic volatility and weak performance in the $4 trillion market.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will soon require diversity-contribution statements from all faculty members for tenure and promotion.

In theory, institutions stay out of political and cultural debates. But that’s never been true.