EditorialNeil Daniel, a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., a top public high school there, at home in Chantilly, Va., Sept. 14, 2022. (Ting Shen/The New York Times)
EditorialCarlos Alcaraz, of Spain, poses with the championship trophy after defeating Casper Ruud, of Norway, in the men's singles final of the US Open, at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on Sept. 11, 2022. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times
EditorialGoalie Chase Crawford of the Allegheny Badgers 10-and-under hockey team in a tournament against the Altoona Trackers in Cranberry, Pa., Dec. 26, 2021. (Jared Wickerham/The New York Times)
EditorialMichael Thaddeus, a Columbia University math professor who has accused the school of buffing its own résumé — or worse — to better its standing in college rankings, on sabbatical in Vienna, March 15, 2022. (David Payr/The New York Times)
EditorialA 10-and-under league hockey game at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, where the NHL?s Pittsburgh Penguins train, in Cranberry, Penn., Dec. 26, 2021. (Jared Wickerham/The New York Times)
EditorialDarren Baker, then second baseman for the University of California, Berkeley, Golden Lions, in action against San Jose State University in Berkeley on May 4, 2021. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialRafael Nadal battles Hyeon Chung in the third round of the U.S. Open, which Nadal won, in New York, Aug. 31, 2019. (Christian Hansen/The New York Times)
EditorialBrian Kwarteng, senior class president at Union High School, whose track and field team expected to ascend to the top spot in the national rankings, in Union N.J., May 24, 2020. (Monique Jaques/The New York Times)