Meet Sarah, a busy mom who's always on the go. She dreams of earning her degree but can't imagine juggling classes, work, and family responsibilities. That's when she discovers online colleges with free laptops. Suddenly, Sarah can attend _...Read More_

"At least six historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats early Monday, prompting campus closures and investigations."

"The court’s new conservative supermajority may be skeptical of admissions programs that take account of race to foster educational diversity."

The president of the University of Michigan, Mark S. Schlissel, has been fired for having a relationship with a subordinate that the university’s Board of Regents said violated university policy and was carried out “in a manner inconsistent _...Read More_

In two short weeks, as the year closed out, the Omicron variant drove coronavirus case counts to record levels, upended air travel and left gaping staffing holes at police departments, firehouses and hospitals.

>"We need to get beyond evaluating sex solely through the lens of consent."

This is as blatant a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments as we’ve seen in a long time. It must be challenged in federal court and struck down quickly and emphatically,

Readers argue against the full decriminalization of sex work. Also: Joe Manchin and Greta Thunberg; a parole in the Brink's case; the value of college.

New education story on NPR: California will soon require free tampons in public schools, The state's schools and colleges must stock their restrooms with free menstrual products under a new law. Women's rights advocates are pushing _...Read More_

>"A recent viral news story reported that a generation of young men is abandoning college. The pattern has deep roots."

>"It will take more than a onetime injection to make up for a legacy of discrimination."

>"President Biden’s proposal calls for community college to be free for all Americans, which may relieve some of the burdens saddling low-income and _...Read More_

"Shamsea Alizada is a topper of Afghanistan's National University Exam. Her study center was bombed but she still top the exams. This incident shows us that the education is the only permanent way to counter the terrorism. We have to _...Read More_

[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/colleges-coronavirus-research.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/colleges-coronavirus-research.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage) Universities are pioneering technology that could help society combat the pandemic.