Kathryn Palmer

Higher education institutions are commemorating the nation's founding by providing a forum for grappling with the uncomfortable and nuanced aspects of the American past.

On the deadline day for finalizing the California ballot, Assembly Member Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, introduced a ballot measure. Days later, she announced she was “adamantly opposed to it.”

Days after successfully placing a ballot measure on the November ballot, Assembly Member Buffy Wicks announced she is “adamantly opposed to it.” (Don Feria/For the S.F. Chronicle)

One day after Instructure said it had resolved a data breach to its learning management system, Canvas, the hackers are at it again.

However, it also acknowledged that Monsignor Joseph Reilly failed to properly report the allegations to the university's Title IX office.

Graduate programs are shrinking at some of the nation's top research universities.

Reports surfaced late last month that Yale University is negotiating a deal with the Trump administration, which is investigating the university's admissions practices.

Critics say the expulsion sets “a very bad precedent” in an era of frequent college mergers, acquisitions and closures.

A spokesperson for the California DMV said the agency has referred several cases to local district attorneys for potential prosecution.

Last week, the University of Chicago Law School announced a ban on laptops, tablets and phones in the classroom. The goal is to help students develop critical oral argument skills, which AI likely won't take over from human lawyers any time soon.