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World

At a Manhattan Park With a Troubled History, a Promising Research Site

The artificial pond in Morningside Park, on the site where Columbia University once tried to build a gym, has been…

Sports

Alabama Basketball Manager Says He, Not Player, Was at Deadly Shooting

A freshman player sued The Times after it placed him at a crime scene. The newspaper will correct its coverage.

World

Robert J. Zimmer, Who Promoted Free Speech on Campus, Dies at 75

A mathematician, he was for many years the president of the University of Chicago, where he argued that civility was…

World

Should College Come With Trigger Warnings? At Cornell, It’s a ‘Hard No.’

When the student assembly voted to require faculty to alert students to upsetting educational materials, administrators pushed back.

World

Columbia Names Nemat Shafik as President, the First Woman to Lead the University

The economist, who runs the London School of Economics, takes over as higher education faces tumult — over free speech,…

Finance

Harvard Medical School Joins Boycott of U.S. News Rankings

Last fall, the university’s law school joined other top programs in dropping out of the magazine’s annual list. The medical…

World

After Lecturer Sues, Hamline University Walks Back Its ‘Islamophobic’ Comments

In an about-face, the school said that using the term was “flawed” and that respect for Muslim students should not…

World

Was Yeshiva University Entitled to $230 Million in Public Funds?

The Modern Jewish Orthodox school refuses to recognize an L.G.B.T.Q. student club, arguing in court that it is a religious…

Sports

U. of Texas Basketball Coach Faces Felony Domestic Assault Charge

Chris Beard, in his second season of coaching the Longhorns, was arrested early Monday and charged with a third-degree felony.

Magazine

Poem: Diaspora Sonnet Traveling Between Apartment Rentals

Oliver de la Paz’s poem is part of a series of “diaspora sonnets,” in which this one, along with others,…

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