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The South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is adorned with banners on a beautiful spring day.
The South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is adorned with banners on a beautiful spring day.
First responders with the Providence Fire Department maneuver an empty stretcher near the Barus & Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments and the site of a mass shooting, at Brown University on Dec. 13, 2025.
First responders with the Providence Fire Department maneuver an empty stretcher near the Barus & Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments and the site of a mass shooting, at Brown University on Dec. 13, 2025.
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Post-it note with "Editor's Note" written on it.

Behind the Scenes of the College Presidency

August 27, 2026

For three years, The Sandbox has revealed a side of higher education leadership most of us will never see.

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The Jason Arday I Knew

August 20, 2026

He became the youngest Black professor at Cambridge, then the center of a maelstrom of race and research ethics. Before that, he was a source, generous with his warmth and time.

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The NCAA Can’t Outrun Its Antitrust Problem

August 13, 2026

A stalled bill, a growing pile of lawsuits and no clear path for the athletes at the center of it all.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a light-skinned Cuban American man with short dark hair wearing a suit.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a light-skinned Cuban American man with short dark hair wearing a suit.
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No Carrots and No Sticks?

August 6, 2026

The Education Secretary has called on higher ed leaders to declare how they plan to rebuild public trust. But the sector has reason to read between the lines.

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A First Lawsuit Tests What Universities Are Owed for AI Research

July 30, 2026

The University of Tennessee’s patent suit against Anthropic challenges the technology’s core architecture—and could set a precedent for other institutions.