By Andy Thomason. College students across the country left their campuses for the Thanksgiving break, but on at least three campuses, longstanding protests over racism continued. Here’s a look at developments on those campuses. More...

By Peter Schmidt. Occidental College faculty members are considering the creation of a formal system to let students report them for microaggressions, according to a document first obtained by the Reason Foundation, a libertarian advocacy group. More...

By Andy Thomason. A campus police officer was among those killed in a shooting on Friday at a Planned Parenthood center in Colorado Springs. The New York Times reports Garrett Swasey, a member of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs police force, was one of the three people killed in an hours-long standoff between a gunman and police officers at the center. More...

By Peter Schmidt. The Supreme Court’s proceedings resembled a debate over educational research more than a fight over constitutional principles as the justices heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a challenge to race-conscious admissions at the University of Texas at Austin. More...

By Andy Thomason. Recent mass shootings, on college campuses and off, combined with a wave of online threats of gun violence against universities, have sparked heated discussions about gun control and campus safety. More...

By Ellen Wexler. As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Abigail Noel Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the latest in a long line of cases to challenge race-conscious college admissions, protesters gathered outside. More...

By Jonathan Holloway. I recently heard a joke about a fish. It’s been around for a while, but it was new to me: One day, two young fish were blissfully swimming along, enjoying their youth and the confidence that springs from the faith that one understands the world with perfect clarity. More...