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The Innovation Campus: Building Better Ideas
Can architecture spur creativity? Universities are investing in big, high-tech buildings in the hope of evoking big, high-tech thinking.

Ex-Students of St. George’s School Reach Pact on Sex Abuse Accusations
The settlement may help bring the curtain down on a tumultuous period for the elite school, at a time when accusations of sexual abuse have rocked many schools.

Supreme Court Blocks Order Allowing Transgender Student Restroom Choice
The justices temporarily blocked an appeals court order that had allowed a transgender boy to use the boys’ bathroom in a Virginia high school.

The Middle East Conflict on Campus
Tufts clerics try to put Palestinian supporters and Friends of Israel in the same room. Who shows up?

The Learning Network: Summer Reading Contest Winner, Week 5 | On ‘How the Government Supports Your Junk Food Habit’
Week 5 of our contest ran during the Republican convention, and many of the 807 entries reflected that. Read the work of our winner, Gabe S., who wrote about junk food and government subsidies, then see what else teenagers around the world were thinking about during one hot week in July.

How He Got There: David Muir on How to Break Into Broadcast News
The ABC News anchor talks internships and Ithaca College.

Are Final Clubs Too Exclusive for Harvard?
Secretive, selective … sexist? The college is pushing its elite all-male (and all-female) organizations to change. Here’s a peek inside.

Want a Copy of the Constitution? Now, That’s Controversial!
Passing out the Constitution can rise to the level of infraction on some college campuses — if you’re not in the zone.

Fighting for Free Speech on America’s Campuses
The First Amendment watchdog Foundation for Individual Rights in Education wants students to understand not just their own rights, but yours.

The Learning Network: Summer Reading Contest, Week 7 | What Interested You Most in The Times This Week?
This week Hillary Clinton became the first woman to accept a major party’s presidential nomination. But demonstrations made clear that Mrs. Clinton has some work to do to persuade at least some die-hard supporters of Mr. Sanders. Did you watch? Or did other news and features in The Times interest you more? Tell us about it here.

On English Tests, New York City Students Match Peers Across State
The latest results on standardized exams offer good news for the de Blasio administration as it struggles to fix faltering schools.

Study Finds Chinese Students Excel in Critical Thinking. Until College.
As university enrollment surges in China, apathy and poor teaching are eating away at advantages seen in elementary and primary schools, research out of Stanford suggests.

The Learning Network: Summer Reading Contest Winner, Week 4 | On ‘Theresa May’s Style: Put Your Head Down and Get to Work’
We congratulate this week’s winner, Catherine Zhang, who writes about an article on Britain’s new prime minister, Theresa May, and “how she will lead a deeply divided Britain through the uncertainty that is Brexit.”

A Prized Stettheimer Painting, Sold Under the Radar by a University
Fisk University’s quiet sale of Florine Stettheimer’s “Asbury Park South” highlights the minefield institutions must navigate when they use proceeds from art.

The Learning Network: Summer Reading Contest, Week 6 | What Interested You Most in The Times This Week?
Our 10-week-long Summer Reading Contest is now half over, but by posting here by 7 a.m. Eastern on July 29, you can enter for Week 6.

The Learning Network: Summer Reading Contest Winner, Week 3 | On “How Wall Street Bro Talk Keeps Women Down”
This week we crown Alison Oh, who writes about how a Times Op-Ed made her realize that, until societal problems are personal, most of us take little action against them.

Baylor Sexual Assault Report Produces Punishment, but No Paper Trail
Outside lawyers investigated sexual violence at Baylor University. But a full accounting of the inquiry was never written down — at the university’s request.

The Cost of College: The Trouble With Hillary Clinton’s Free Tuition Plan
Differences in how states finance higher education mean such a policy could end up being hugely expensive, grossly unfair or both.

Mike Pence’s Record on Education Is One of Turmoil and Mixed Results
Mr. Pence ended the Common Core and expanded vouchers and charter schools during a contentious time for public education in Indiana.

College at Odds With Students Over Plan to House Police for Cleveland Convention
Case Western Reserve University draws criticism for agreeing to accommodate 1,900 officers and National Guardsmen providing added event security.

Finances of City College’s President Are Under Federal Investigation
After a report that one of the college’s foundations had paid for some personal expenses for President Lisa S. Coico, a United States attorney is taking a closer look.

Public Schools? To Kansas Conservatives, They’re ‘Government Schools’
Even some Republicans are worried that the use of the term portends less support for public education.

Yale Drops Case Against Worker Who Smashed Window Depicting Slaves
The university will not press charges after a black dining hall employee broke a stained-glass panel in Calhoun College, the name of which has been the subject of intense debate on campus.

Temple University Board Seeks to Dismiss President Over Shortfall
A vote of no confidence was connected with a $22 million deficit in the university’s financial aid budget, the chairman of the board of trustees said.

After Outcry, University of California Increases In-State Admission Offers
The growth will probably help defuse a controversy prompted by accusations that the school pursued nonresidents, who pay higher tuition.

The Learning Network: Summer Reading Contest Winner, Week 2 | On ‘The World’s Disappearing Sand’
Congratulations to our winner, five runners-up and 13 honorable mentions. To enter from now to Aug. 26, all you have to do is answer the questions, “What interested you most in The Times this week? Why?”

The Learning Network: Summer Reading Contest, Week 4 | What Interested You Most in The Times This Week?
To participate this week, just post a comment here by 7 a.m. Eastern on July 15 and answer the questions, “What interested you most in The Times this week? Why?”

10 More States Sue U.S. Over Transgender Policy for Schools
The lawsuit is similar to one filed after the administration directed public schools to let students use the bathroom matching their gender identity.

Economic Scene: Job Training Works. So Why Not Do More?
Giving a leg up to U.S. workers on the lower rungs of the labor ladder could be a cost-effective way to counter economic and political hopelessness.

Public Colleges Chase Out-of-State Students, and Tuition
Since the 2008 recession, states have reduced spending on public higher education by 17 percent, creating questions of affordability and access.

Hillary Clinton Embraces Ideas From Bernie Sanders’s College Tuition Plan
The presumptive Democratic nominee’s campaign said she plans to eliminate tuition at in-state public colleges for families with annual incomes under $125,000.

Part-Time Jobs and Thrift: How Unpaid Interns in D.C. Get By
Students who can afford to live in the intern capitals — D.C., New York and Los Angeles — often rely on help from their parents and loans for rent.

Small Steps, but No Major Push, to Integrate New York’s Schools