When pro-Palestinian protesters at UW-Madison walked out of a negotiation meeting days before the start of commencement ceremonies, hope for an agreement seemed to end. But just hours before the first graduation, they reached a deal. chroni.cl/44I40uZ

Academics across the country are talking about how students struggle with reading: Many have weak vocabulary, are unable to analyze complex texts, or understand different points of view.

Here's what they're seeing — and what may need to change. chroni.cl/3UH2sN5

In order to better support rural colleges, it’s important to understand the role they play in rural communities — providing both educational opportunities and work-force pipelines. But what counts as a rural college? We explain: chroni.cl/4af4NEL

Is it possible to get students to wrestle with highly controversial ideas in ways that are intellectually demanding? One course about Israel's future that's been taught since 2016 at Johns Hopkins University may be an example. chroni.cl/3UzpBRD

Many professors face a situation in which the academic calendar collides with a crisis that can make sitting for — or grading — an exam feel insignificant in the vastness. So what should professors require of their students during times of extreme stress? chroni.cl/3wyKbJZ

California State University at Sacramento has 'officially divested,' saying it will no longer invest in companies that profit from 'ethnic cleansing.'

It's a win for pro-Palestinian protesters — if they got what they asked for. One expert is skeptical. chroni.cl/44CtrOA

Opinion: It's often said that 'diversity' has epistemic stakes. What does that mean? chroni.cl/3USbrfT

At least eight no-confidence votes have been taken or proposed in the past month, underscoring how fraught the job of college president has become. chroni.cl/4bbKMjY

Nolan Cook and Will Shafer grew up together in rural Weston, Mo., and have a lot in common — but they’re looking to higher education for very different reasons as they begin their adult lives. chroni.cl/3WBqNqw

Congress should allow Pell grants to pay for prior-learning assessments that colleges administer, one expert suggests to Goldie Blumenstyk. Such change, she adds, could bring in more students and more revenue for colleges. chroni.cl/3UyoYYK

Opinion: The American Association of University Professors has denounced the militarized response to student protesters.

'If you’re suppressing speech in the name of safety,' says AAUP president Irene Mulvey, 'You’re doing the wrong thing.' chroni.cl/3UykHV5

The Defense Department will shut down all but one of its Chinese flagship programs, which provide intensive critical-languages instruction, at universities west of the Mississippi River. chroni.cl/4a91UoZ

First Amendment-protected speech could still contribute to a discriminatory environment for students, the Education Department says. chroni.cl/44A2XgP

State support for public colleges is up again, but other factors press in on the institutions. chroni.cl/3UtT93f

Pro-Palestinian protests during graduation ceremonies are inevitable this year, experts say, and several have already occurred. But colleges can prepare proactive and reactive responses to mitigate and deal with disruptions. Here's how: chroni.cl/3UPvTOi

22 million people watched an Emory philosophy professor get led away from a Gaza encampment by the police. Here’s what happened before and after. chroni.cl/3UvvorC

Opinion: When college leaders called police to clear student encampments, were they over-complying with what they took to be the demands of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? A law professor explains what Title VI can, and can't, do. chroni.cl/3wmlZun

Public colleges across the nation have made changes to DEI-related activities, offices, jobs, and training.

So far, we've tracked changes at 151 college campuses in 19 states. Here's what has changed — and where: chroni.cl/3WtHP9O

Opinion: It is important to insist that, contrary to the Chicago Principles, deliberation and protest are fundamental forms of free expression. chroni.cl/3y5EbJ7

College presidents say they are trying to balance free speech with campus safety. Here’s how they’re thinking about where to draw the line. chroni.cl/3URyvvn