News about Washington University, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Facing major funding cuts from the United States and others, the United Nations has been forced to shed jobs and start ...

The University of Washington ranked eighth in U.S. News & World Report's 2025-26 Best Global Universities rankings.

Washington University in St. Louis is among the world’s leaders in teaching, research, patient care and service to society. WashU is distinctive in its purpose-driven scholarship across a wide ...

Eight years after it opened in August 2017 as a satellite of the main Washington State campus in Pullman, the Everett campus is still trying to find its way.. It was envisioned that the science ...

News; Higher education; Washington State University’s new president is rapidly reversing predecessor’s administrative decisions Sun., June 1, 2025 Elizabeth Cantwell speaks during an interview ...