The New York Times

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

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

Politics, technology and sexual norms change. But the power dynamics — and the outrage — are familiar.

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.

What are the political consequences of the era of video? TikTok is overwhelming our world with emotional appeals that print media can’t capture, according to the Times of London columnist James Marriott, and it’s making us more mystical, tribal and autocratic.

Carson, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, taught at the university in the 1980s. Social media users mocked a congratulatory message from the school.

Mass protests over decrepit schools and absent teachers are in their third week, with more planned. Officials have failed so far to quell a movement drawing many adult supporters.

Demonstrations for a better-funded education system have led to blockaded schools, thousands of arrests and a national political reckoning.

Accusations of sexual assault at a fraternity party have tarnished the self-image of a fiercely proud Ivy League institution. Can the university ever be the same?

When a single cello can cost $1,000 and a tuba $9,000, tariffs are straining meager band and orchestra budgets.

Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University.

The 15-year-old mixed and ingested hazardous chemicals at a school cafeteria in Portland, Ore., last month, officials said. His lawyers denied the allegations.

A lawsuit alleging rape at Cornell has led to an outpouring of women sharing stories about sexual violence on college campuses.