Northwestern University's first class of incarcerated students will walk across the graduation stage on Nov. 15, having completed their coursework from prison.
Why it matters: This is the first time that incarcerated students will receive bachelor's degrees from a U.S. News and World Report top 10 ranked university.
America's relationship with China involves massive tensions between economics, which act to bring the two countries ever closer together, and geopolitics, which is driving them ever further apart. Unusually, there are signs that the economic imperatives are holding their own.
Driving the news: Presidents Biden and Xi Jinping are likely to meet in San Francisco on Wednesday.