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    The National Novel Writing Month event challenges people to crank out 50,000 words in 30 days. Here are the digital tools to help you make a go of it.

  1. At Howard University, Homecoming Is a Pilgrimage

    “Coming to Howard for the first time was seeing the beauty of blackness,” one alumnus said.

    By Bianca Ladipo and Andre Wagner

  2. Behind Closed Doors in Washington, Here’s What Colleges Fight For

    Think of them as College, Inc. Like most industries, higher education prefers less regulation (and accountability).

    By Kevin Carey

  3. Bread Loaf Ends ‘Wait Scholar’ Program

    The writers’ conference is changing its aid offerings after attendees raised concerns ranging from sexual harassment to racism to the work cutting into the seminars they came for in the first place.

    By Sindya N. Bhanoo

  4. U.K. Scholars Back Cambridge Researcher’s Efforts to Avoid Deportation

    More than 1,000 academics have signed an open letter in support of Asiya Islam, a research fellow who has lived legally in Britain for a decade.

    By Anna Schaverien

  5. U.S. Education Dept. Cancels Loans for 1,500 Defrauded Students

    The department sent millions of dollars to two schools that had lost their accreditation and were no longer eligible for the federal loans.

    By Stacy Cowley

  6. The Real Cost of Diversifying College Rosters

    College coaches struggle to find athletes who can’t pay to play elite youth sports. So Amherst College administrators have reconsidered what it takes to recruit.

    By Bill Pennington

  7. ‘Blue’s Clues’ Returns, and Silence Is Still the Star

    But will today’s overstimulated preschooler find a springy dog and her human sidekick a little basic in a noisier digital age?

    By Katrina Onstad

  8. Thousands of College Kids Paid to Work for a Viral Party Kingpin. What Could Go Wrong?

    Arya Toufanian, the chief executive of I’m Shmacked, promised students Instagram fame, then silenced them with threats.

    By Taylor Lorenz

  9. Reading Scores on National Exam Decline in Half the States

    The results of the test, which assesses a sample of fourth- and eighth-grade students, will inevitably prompt demands for policy change.

    By Erica L. Green and Dana Goldstein

  10. Hong Kong Protests Spread to U.S. Colleges, and a Rift Grows

    Officials face the challenging task of supporting free expression without alienating the largest demographic of international students on American campuses.

    By Emma Goldberg

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