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The occupation of the university’s Garland Hall may be over, but the tensions that animated it are far from resolved. PREMIUM

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Legislation that would create an armed campus force has Baltimore residents split, with some acknowledging a violent-crime problem while others say the university is trying to “throw its weight around.” PREMIUM

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The turmoil suggests a deep political rift that puts the Association for Israel Studies’ future into question. PREMIUM

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A century after Modernism reached American shores, contemporary buildings are still second-class citizens on many campuses. PREMIUM

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The teaching mission of an institution should be evident in its grandest structures. PREMIUM

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A faculty member who has struggled with clinical anxiety explores how to deal with the rising rates of undergraduate mental-health issues.

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