Jeremy W. Peters

Activists welcome the truce. But the backlash to their demonstrations, some said, offered sobering lessons about power and politics.

After an assassination attempt, Gov. George Wallace, the segregationist, got a surprise visitor: Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress. Could this happen today?

Conservatives have pressed for consequences for those who make negative comments about Charlie Kirk. But a few on the right say they worry about limits on speech.

Before much was known about the accused, the right and left rushed to blame the other side, fitting a historical pattern.

Under Obama, federal rules pushed universities to build new bureaucracies to address sexual misconduct. Trump is doubling down on that tactic for antisemitism claims.

On the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationally, supporters say they are secure but also wary and watchful.

A bill would restrict “expressive activities” on campus — which could include what students wear and the hours and weeks they can protest.

Before Saturday, the last time a president sent Guard troops in to deal with civil unrest without cooperation from a state’s governor was in 1965.

A conservative student newspaper had DOGE-style questions about the work of Brown University staff. Its writers were summoned to disciplinary hearings.

Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government. At the same time, he is trying to remake campus culture in ways the Trump administration might appreciate.