University Of Alabama Reports More Than 560 New COVID-19 Cases In First Week

More than 530 of those cases are at its flagship campus in Tuscaloosa, prompting Mayor Walt Maddox to order bars to close for two weeks.

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Michigan State And Notre Dame Suspend In-Person Learning Over COVID-19 Concerns

The University of Notre Dame is moving all undergraduate instruction online for two weeks after a surge in cases, while Michigan State University is asking students to stay home for the fall semester.

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Princeton To Remove Woodrow Wilson's Name From Public Policy School

Princeton trustees voted to remove Wilson's name from the School of Public and International Affairs. The board said, "Wilson's racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake."

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How The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Work Of Educators In The U.S., Continued

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with special education teacher Anna Jones and school administrator Wayne Stewart about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed their work as educators.

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How The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Work Of Educators In The U.S.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with special education teacher Anna Jones and school administrator Wayne Stewart about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed their work as educators.

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What Recent College Graduates Are Going Through During The Pandemic, Continued

NPR's education reporter talks about what graduating seniors are going through right now as the colleges are closed due to the pandemic and answers their questions.

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What Recent College Graduates Are Going Through During The Pandemic

NPR's education reporter talks about what graduating seniors are going through right now as the colleges are closed due to the pandemic and answers their questions.

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Which Businesses Can Reopen And The Guidelines They Should Follow

NPR's business editor and Jennifer Nuzzo, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, answer listener questions about businesses that can reopen and safety guidelines to follow.

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Career Counselor Takes More Student Questions On How To Search For A Job

Recent college graduates are facing a tough job market. Valencia College career counselor Kamla Charles and an NPR education reporter answer questions about looking for a job in times of pandemic.

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Career Counselor Advises Graduates On How To Search For A Job

Recent college graduates are facing a tough job market. Kamla Charles, career counselor at Valencia College and NPR education reporter answer questions about looking for a job in times of pandemic.

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Listener Questions About Adapting K-12 Education During The Epidemic

NPR education correspondent Anya Kamenetz and Thurgood Marshall Academy Director of College and Alumni Programs Sanjay Mitchell answer questions about K-12 education during the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Judge Hands Down Harshest Penalty Yet From College Admissions Scandal

Prosecutors told the court that they considered Douglas Hodge, the ex-CEO of PIMCO, among the "most culpable" of the parents charged. He has been sentenced to nine months in prison.

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'There's Really No Refuge': Santa Cruz Grad Students Strike Amid Housing Crunch

Facing high housing costs, graduate students at University of California, Santa Cruz have demanded better pay and threatened to withhold undergrads' final grades.

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American Graduates Of China's Yenching Academy Are Being Questioned By The FBI

In the last two years, at least five graduates have been approached by agents to gather intelligence on the program and to ascertain whether they have been co-opted by Chinese espionage efforts.

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Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Won't Change Her Name 'To Make Other People Happy'

Long ridiculed for her unusual name, Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck recently turned her hardship into success. After studying perceptions around "black names" in white classrooms, she completed her Ph.D.

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Michigan State President Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. On His Plans For The University

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with new Michigan State University President Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr. about taking over the university following the Larry Nassar abuse controversy.

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Is 'Gaming Disorder' An Illness? WHO Says Yes, Adding It To Its List Of Diseases

For the first time, the World Health Organization will list "gaming disorder" as a behavioral addiction, a controversial move for some.

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This Teen Planned A School Shooting. But Did He Break The Law?

In 2018, Jack Sawyer told police he wanted to set a new record: highest death count for a school shooter. He was arrested, but the courts had to decide whether Sawyer's plan was even a crime.

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College Students (And Their Parents) Face A Campus Mental Health 'Epidemic'

Anthony Rostain and B. Janet Hibbs say college students today face an "inordinate amount of anxiety" — but parents can help their kids cope. Their book is The Stressed Years of Their Lives.

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What Do You Wish You Knew While Paying Your Way Through College?

College students and recent grads: What tips would you give to other students footing the bill for college?

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