The New York Times

An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.

Some people revere the “liberal arts” while others call them useless. They’re probably talking about different things.

A Times analysis of 16 years of available federal data shows federal agencies lag in processing requests for government records.

South Florida State College fired an English professor after she assigned a story about a teacher who talks about sex with her students. Now the professor is suing.

A law firm hired by Interlochen, the arts school and camp, to look into alumni complaints of sexual abuse fielded dozens of disturbing accounts, primarily from decades ago.

Investigators said museum leaders compelled staff members to inflate time sheets and improperly draw on funds meant for a geological survey.

As India’s huge youth population surges, the government faces pressure to fix an education system that leaves many ill-prepared for university, let alone for the workplace.

The nation’s housing shortage has made it challenging for some essential workers like educators to live where they work. An increasing number of school districts are trying to change that.

Prospective students of the Jewish mystical practice are urged to delay their studies until they reach the age of 40.

Teaching assistants, who are among the lowest-paid workers in New York City’s public schools, would get one-time payments of $10,000.

Even after the collapse of the cease-fire between the United States and Iran, American universities expect to teach in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and a new outpost is on track to open in Saudi Arabia.

A college fraternity member was paddled so severely during hazing rituals that he suffered kidney damage and nearly died.

The university said the students failed to meet payment requirements by a July 10 deadline and were removed from the school’s enrollment weeks before they were to move in.

An immigrant who aspired to government service, she helped found the pathbreaking Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers.