Biden calls for peace after tense pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses President Biden finally broke his silence on student protests over the Israel-Hamas war and conditions in Gaza, an issue that has caught him in a political bind. Tamara Keith
What are college students potentially risking when they engage in protests? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Robert Kelchen, professor of education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, about what's at stake when college students join in protests.
How university endowments operate Some students would like their universities to divest from Israel. Here's why universities don't want to do it — and why it may not even be doable. Rafael Nam
NYC mayor defends police clearing Columbia's pro-Palestinian encampment, building NPR's Michel Martin talks to Mayor Eric Adams about the police response to student protests at Columbia and other campuses in the city. He says "outside agitators" co-opted the protests at Columbia.
College student explores rare mental health condition in award-winning podcast This year's winning entry is an emotional account of living with schizoaffective disorder, from a student at Miami Dade College. Janet W. Lee
Washington spends big on early education. So, why is it so hard to get your kid into preschool? Washington ranked 33rd in preschool access for 4-year-olds. Yet Washington ranks eighth in terms of spending. So, what gives? Sarah Leibovitz
The FAFSA debacle is throwing a wrench in students' college plans May 1 is a traditional decision day for many high school seniors to pick their college. But this year's trouble with the federal financial aid form has thrown that process into turmoil. Janet Woojeong Lee
The latest on student protests in New York City and around the country Hundreds of students have been arrested as university leaders moved to break up encampments and take back buildings occupied by campus protesters angry over Israel's war in Gaza. Steve Futterman
Biden forgives more than $6 billion in loans for 317,000 Art Institutes students President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they "falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt." C Mandler
Violence erupts at UCLA as protests over Israel's war in Gaza escalate across the U.S. Members of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Los Angeles clashed, with reports of fireworks and pepper spray use. Elsewhere, universities are tearing down encampments and arresting students. Bill Chappell