How to Think, Not What to Think
College is not just about transmitting knowledge—it’s also about learning and practicing the skills that connect us to one another.
Education
What Many Parents Miss About the Phones-in-Schools Debate
Some focus on reaching their children in an emergency—and overlook the devices’ everyday threats.
The Elite-University Presidents Who Despise One Another
Inside the civil war between the Ivy League and the South
Why the White House Backed Down From Its First Big Education Cuts
Defunding popular programs can be as unwelcome in Trump country as it is in coastal cities.
Scammers Are Coming for College Students
The U.S. Department of Education used to employ people whose job was to stop waste, fraud, and abuse. Now almost all of their desks are empty.
Can This Man Save Harvard?
To fend off illiberalism from the White House, the university’s president also has to confront illiberalism on campus.
Anti-Semitism Gets the DEI Treatment
University leaders may be implementing reforms that aren’t proven to work, or are proven not to work.
The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting
Artificial intelligence is ideally suited to replacing the very type of person who built it.
Trump’s Campaign to Scare Off Foreign Students
The administration’s recent crackdown could have a powerful deterrent effect.
The New Spiritual Leader on Campus
Students are growing less religious. Many chaplains are adapting.