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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...

Columbia University students cable themselves to the fence at Columbia University near the entrance to the university on W. 117th St. and Broadway Tuesday, April 2, 2025 in Manhattan.

Columbia University adopts new definition of antisemitism, shuns pro-Palestinian group

By Cayla Bamberger

July 16, 2025 at 2:13 p.m.

Months into its fight to restore federal funding revoked by the Trump administration over antisemitism claims, Columbia...

Evanston Township High School History Teacher Andrew Ginsberg, right, leads a discussion on human rights advocacy at Lake Street Church of Evanston. To his left, Northwestern University Professor Shirin Vossoughi, ETHS Alum Liana Wallace and Northwestern Alumn Isabelle Butera. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Evanston teacher to file discrimination complaint; advocates say appeals for Palestinian human rights are squelched

By Richard Requena

July 16, 2025 at 12:03 p.m.

Evanston advocates for Palestinian human rights, including a high school teacher who was sanctioned, say...

FILE – Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

By Collin Binkley

July 14, 2025 at 5:27 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding...

FILE – Elmo of the film “Being Elmo” poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)

Elmo’s been hacked: X account posted racist messages and Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control

By Associated Press

July 14, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

Sesame Workshop was trying to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X...

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees

By Mark Sherman

July 14, 2025 at 7:34 p.m.

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the...

Girls read an Amelia Bedelia book during the East Providence Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp at Emma G. Whiteknact Elementary School on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Providence R.I. (AP Photo/Sophie Park)

More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding

By Bianca Vázquez Toness

July 14, 2025 at 2:11 p.m.

More than 20 states sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday over billions of dollars...

Sensory exhibits offer a chance for children to play while gaining developmental skills during Wee Ones program at the Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn. A mini golf outing Aug. 2 will help support that program and others. (Roberto Castillo/Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn)

Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn’s new golf outing gets miniaturized

By Melinda Moore

July 14, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

The Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn is taking a new approach to fundraising with an...

Bishop Noll students draw sketches for a demonstration of AI image recognition on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. The Hammond high school received $4.2 million from the state voucher program last school year. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Private school vouchers increase in NWI; eligibility universal in 2026

By Carole Carlson

July 14, 2025 at 11:18 a.m.

The number of students attending private schools with state voucher funding increased last year in...

Gary School Board members and staff wear "We are hiring" T-shirts to the meeting Thursday, July 10, 2025, to fill vacancies. From left, board president Michael Suggs, chief financial officer Linda Zaborowski, board members Vanessa Allen-McCloud, Shontrai Irving, Glenn Johnson, Superintendent Yvonne Stokes and board member Danita Johnson-Woods.(Carole Carlson/for Post-Tribune)

Gary fighting shortage in classroom with online teachers

By Carole Carlson

July 13, 2025 at 10:28 a.m.

With less than a month before school begins, Gary Community School Corp. staffers made one...

A high-altitude balloon is held fast as it is inflated on the Valparaiso University campus in Valparaiso, Indiana, Saturday, July 12, 2025. The collaborative effort with NearSpace Education’s Dream Big program, Porter County 4-H Junior Leaders and clubs, and professors and students from the Valparaiso University College of Engineering hosted its third high-altitude balloon launch. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Up, up and away: Valparaiso University, 4-H partner for weather balloon liftoff

By Shelley Jones

July 14, 2025 at 8:32 a.m.

Area 4-Hers partnered with the meteorology department of Valparaiso University to launch a weather balloon...