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People walk across the Main Quad on the University of Chicago campus on Oct. 14, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

‘We were extremely careful that night,’ says witness to alleged sexual assault at fraternity party near U. of C.

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

October 14, 2026 at 8:50 p.m.

As the sexual assault allegation makes national news, a witness recounted the precautions she and...

A demonstrator holds a sign reading “WE ARE JANE DOE” during a protest against Cornell University’s handling of the 2024 fraternity-house gang rape allegations at the campus, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Ithaca, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

A gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides campus sex assault cases

By Heather Hollingsworth

October 14, 2026 at 7:54 p.m.

The focus on Title IX, which prohibits sexual discrimination in education, comes after a woman...

Demonstrators march from the Washington Monument to the White House during a “Stop Sexual Violence” protest in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Cornell president admits he never followed up on gang rape allegation ahead of no-confidence debate

By Leah Willingham

October 14, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang...

Trinity Christian College students walk down a sidewalk Wednesday on the college's campus in Palos Heights. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Trinity Christian College president, vice president of student life announce leave

By Olivia Stevens

August 25, 2025 at 1:23 p.m.

Vice President of Student Life Leah Fulton and President Aaron Kuecker announced they're leaving the...

A person walks on the Northwestern University campus, March 31, 2025, in Evanston. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

How Trump’s directive to submit race-based admissions data impacts Chicago-area universities

By Kate Armanini

August 23, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

A directive by the Trump administration may undercut universities’ efforts to pursue a diverse student...

FILE – Pedestrians cross University Ave on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., July 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional

By Collin Binkley

August 22, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges...

Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner speaks during a ceremony on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. She was appointed as the next higher education commissioner Friday. (John Smierciak/Post-Tribune)

Katie Jenner named Indiana’s Higher Education commissioner

By Carole Carlson

August 22, 2025 at 5:45 p.m.

The Indiana Higher Education Commission appointed Secretary of Education Katie Jenner as the next higher...

Graduate Marquan Jenkins celebrates with cheering Chicago CRED staff members at the South Shore Cultural Center on Aug. 21, 2025. The nonprofit community violence intervention program held its ninth annual high school graduation for 58 students. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘This is the best day of my life’: At-risk students celebrate high school graduation

By Kate Perez

August 22, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Students at high risk of shooting or being shot celebrated graduating from high school Thursday...

Members of the Naperville Unit Education Association, the District 203 teachers union, chant "Red for Ed" as they march on Aug. 4, 2025, from Naperville Central High School to the district's administration center. (Michelle Mullins/Naperville Sun)

Strike averted: Naperville District 203 says it has a tentative deal with teachers

By Michelle Mullins

August 22, 2025 at 6:46 p.m.

Naperville D203 has reached a tentative deal with its teachers union in a move that...

This image taken from footage by WPVI-TV/6ABC shows police responding to a reported active shooter at Villanova University on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Villanova, Pa. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)

Villanova University says report of a campus shooter was a ‘cruel hoax’

By Associated Press

August 21, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

A report of a shooter on Villanova University's campus was a “cruel hoax,” the school's...

Central Middle School in Tinley Park Elementary District 146 in 2019. (Daily Southtown staff photo)

Tinley Park District 146 teachers union declares impasse over contract negotiations

By Olivia Stevens

August 21, 2025 at 4:19 p.m.

The Tinley Council Teachers 146 is fighting for higher wage increases and improved retirement benefits...

Recent Homer Junior High School graduates Sydney Grijalva, Maria Petrakos and Mercy Owotuyi said they were impressed with the new addition as they stood Aug. 20, 2025, in a classroom that once was their cafeteria. (Michelle Mullins/for the Daily Southtown)

Homer District 33C celebrates project connecting Hadley Middle and Homer Junior High schools

By Michelle Mullins

August 21, 2025 at 11:37 a.m.

Officials and residents celebrate 50,000-square-foot addition connecting Hadley Middle School with Homer Junior High in...

FILE — Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., Jan. 30, 2020. Arizona State is among a number of U.S. universities that will enroll fewer international students this fall in the wake of a maze of obstacles the Trump administration set up to slow or deter people entering the country. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)

President Donald Trump’s tactics mean many international students won’t make it to campus

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

August 21, 2025 at 8:10 a.m.

The number of international students newly enrolled in American universities seems certain to drop —...