Anemona Hartocollis

John F. Manning has served as interim provost since March, and is considered a top contender for university president.

Asian American students made up almost half of the 2028 class — the first admitted since the end of affirmative action.

Amherst College and Tufts University saw drops in the number of Black students after a Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action. At other schools, the picture is murkier.

Defying expectations, a Supreme Court decision curtailing race-based admissions still had a relatively small impact at some highly selective schools like Harvard, even as other schools saw big changes.

Here is what we know about the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision curtailing race-based admissions at selective universities. And why many experts and administrators are baffled.

At least 12 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were detained after seizing a fire-damaged structure on campus. A report from a congressional committee criticized Harvard over what it said were the university’s failures to combat antisemitism.

The legal group that won a Supreme Court case that ended race-based college admissions suggested it might sue schools where the percentage of Asian students fell.

It was not clear who was responsible for the broken windows, fake blood and pro-Palestinian slogans.

Universities have cracked down on professors for pro-Palestinian activism, saying they are protecting students and tamping down on hate speech. Faculty members say punishments have put a “chill in the air.”

Messages among leaders at Harvard and other universities, published by House Republicans, reveal discussions on how to balance public statements about the war and how to negotiate with protesters.