At Montclair State University in New Jersey, a departmental restructuring plan is igniting concerns about the future of the humanities. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Colleges and Universities”
How a Small Elite College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2025
The mayoral candidate has said his education at Bowdoin College was formative. But critics say that his degree exemplifies how colleges steep students in leftist dogma. Source: New York Times
Rutgers Fraternity Is Closed After Student Is Injured in Hazing Episode
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2025
The Alpha Sigma Phi national organization permanently shut down its Rutgers chapter after concluding that hazing had occurred when a student was critically hurt this month. Source: New York Times
New York Is the Center of Basketball. And Basketball Betting Scandals.
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2025
Point shaving. Gambling rings. Illegal poker games. Prosecutors in New York have seen it all. Source: New York Times
Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2025
Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused of him belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night. Source: New York Times
Barron Trump Is Said to Move to N.Y.U.’s Campus in Washington
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2025
The 19-year-old sophomore has attracted widespread public interest since he enrolled at the university’s main campus in Manhattan last year. Source: New York Times
The World Keeps Spinning, but the Astor Place Cube Is Stuck in Place
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
The 55-year-old sculpture doesn’t move the way it used to. Those who love it want it to be fixed quickly. Source: New York Times
Strike Ends at the New School and Parsons School of Design
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2022
Adjunct faculty had walked out over wages and compensation for work outside the classroom. The private school had faced a lawsuit from parents. Source: New York Times
A Princeton Student Died. Her Classmates Want to Know What Happened.
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2022
In the absence of information, anxiety and panic spreads on campus. Source: New York Times
New School and Parsons School of Design Adjunct Faculty Go On Strike
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2022
Striking professors at the New School and Parsons School of Design stopped teaching classes and grading coursework on Wednesday. Source: New York Times
Cornell Halts Fraternity Parties After Alleged Sex Assault and Druggings
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2022
The campus police issued alerts over the weekend that one student was sexually assaulted and at least four others were drugged at off-campus residences affiliated with fraternities. Source: New York Times
Bard College Announces New Maya Lin-Designed Building
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2022
The 25,000-square-foot space will allow for more rehearsal space and an amphitheater for public performances. Groundbreaking will be next fall. Source: New York Times
Bomb Parts Found at Hotel Where Father Was Shot Dead on College Visit
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2022
The father of a student at Marist College in Poughkeepsie was fatally shot in an incident that the police said appeared to be random. Source: New York Times
Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2022
Earlier in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a ruling to stand for now that required the university to recognize the group. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Says Yeshiva University Must Allow L.G.B.T. Group as Case Proceeds
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
By a 5-to-4 vote, the court refused to block a trial judge’s ruling that required the university to recognize the group under New York City’s anti-discrimination law. Source: New York Times