Across the country, new or recently altered state laws are changing how Americans will vote, tally ballots, and administer and certify November’s election.

Two years ago, while rummaging through old filing cabinets at Hayes Farm — a former slave plantation in North Carolina — ...

Across the U.S., including in some of the nation’s presidential swing states, new or recently altered state laws are changing ...

This summer, ten history-minded research interns uncovered rare glimpses of enslaved people’s lives in America.  In the ...

Across the country, new or recently altered state laws are changing how Americans will vote, tally ballots, and administer ...

First-year enrollment of Black students at NU rose to 15%, an all-time high, while enrollment of white students dropped nearly 5% from last year. Enrollment of Asian students dropped as well, from a ...

Northwestern University, The University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign all moved up in U.S. News ...

The latest rankings from the U.S. News & World Report continued UNC 23-year streak of top 5 finishes among public ...

Several Illinois and midwestern colleges and universities landed in U.S. News & World Report's newest ranking of "Best Colleges" for 2025, with many moving up spots on the prestigious list. The 40th ...

Who will be North Carolina’s next labor commissioner? Get to know the candidates looking for your vote with our voter guide.

For just about the first third of the Constitution’s lifetime, virtually no lawyer in the United States had any way to ...