The New York Times

A fellow college president warned that the blowback from my decision would end my presidency. Instead, it produced some extraordinary conversations.

The Fields Medalist and celebrated mathematician is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field.

A surge of abuse accusations has led Parisian authorities to acknowledge a “collective failure” to prevent sexual offenders from working in schools.

The stock market has boosted Harvard’s wealth. But as federal funding slumps, the school is seeking corporate sponsors to underwrite research.

Readers respond to Opinion guest essays about Cornell, sexual assault, consent and fraternities. Also: After suicide; music in schools.

Ahead of a vote on a resolution of no confidence in Michael I. Kotlikoff, some faculty members said they were not swayed by steps he announced on Tuesday, including banning fraternity parties.

Schools under scrutiny as Cornell is often follow a sort of public relations playbook, adding rules, hiring outside investigators and sometimes making leadership changes.

Michel DeGraff, a vocal pro-Palestinian activist, can’t be easily fired because he has tenure. But he has been kicked out of his department.

Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?

When a New York University professor died in 2024, it set off a legal dispute over a quietly accumulated fortune.

Records reveal how fraternity members responded when a fellow student accused them of sexual assault.

Some Delta Delta Delta members are asking if the sorority shares blame in the bombshell case — or if the group is a scapegoat.

Carson, who was awarded the Literature prize on Thursday, was denied tenure when teaching at the university in the 1980s, leading social media users to mock a congratulatory message.