NPR's A Martinez talks to Shelley Rigger, professor of East Asian Policy at Davidson College, about the U.S.-Taiwan-China relationship ahead of a possible visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Pelosi.

Decades of investment and training in tech have helped Taiwan build a so-called sSilicon shield.

Colleges should do more to integrate their physical presence seamlessly with the surrounding environment.

In “After the Ivory Tower Falls,” Will Bunch traces our political divisions to problems with higher education.

Freeman Hrabowski transformed a onetime commuter school into the country’s strongest pipeline of Black graduates in science, technology, engineering and math.

An internship in the White House or on Capitol Hill can be a lucrative bridge to a political career, but the pay is only starting to match up.

In a Supreme Court brief, a higher education coalition spotlights what it views as a First Amendment problem if the court bans the use of race in admissions.

The case, which challenges how colleges and universities should consider race in the admissions process, could have sweeping implications for affirmative action in higher education.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Meta Platforms Inc. and Apple Inc. are among nearly 80 companies filing a brief with the US Supreme Court in support of affirmative action programs being challenged at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

Support for Harvard and UNC’s position floods the Supreme Court. Arguments focus on the Constitution, the impact on Asian Americans and saving lives.

Tensions between Queens College public safety officers and staff and faculty of color have led to accusations of racism and heightened fear and distrust on both sides.

A petition urges stronger support for an Indiana University medical professor who faced “politicized bullying” after providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim.