Safety

A professor’s murder at the University of Arizona, apparently by a former student, raises urgent concerns about campus safety. He wasn’t the first professor killed at work, either.

After the historic hurricane, institutions in the Sunshine State take stock of the damage on campuses while students deal with record flooding and power outages.

Johns Hopkins is facing backlash for plans to develop a private police force. Critics are especially worried about the university’s close partnership with the Baltimore Police Department.

Michigan State’s president is under pressure to resign or be fired. The Board of Trustees chair blames rogue trustees for the “misguided” move, but details remain sparse.

A Montana Supreme Court ruling upholding the regents’ authority to ban firearms on campuses is a victory that nevertheless reinforces the academy’s antidemocratic constitution, Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn writes.

Colleges and universities are struggling to keep students and local residents cool as a heat wave sweeps the West Coast.

The Philadelphia university is creating a database to rank rental properties near campus based on safety features. The effort, launching next month, is part of a response to crime near campus.

After widespread criticism of campus police departments and calls for reform, colleges and universities are supplementing departments with mental health counselors.