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The Last Acceptable Prejudice?
An online comment prompts consideration of whether academics feel free to express stereotypes about poor, rural white students.
Ugly History on Tobacco Road
U. of North Carolina and Duke consider wiping away the names of campus buildings that honor Ku Klux Klan leader and white supremacists.
Unwanted Advances
After an investigation found he likely engaged in inappropriate conduct, a Catholic theologian and former ambassador to the Vatican moves from one Catholic university to another.
Next Chapter for Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court's recent decision may not require colleges to change their practices, but it's another sign they need new approaches, writes Matthew Gaertner.
The Bias for White Men
Study finds faculty members more likely to respond to inquiries from prospective graduate students who are white males. Business faculty appear to favor white men most, humanities and arts professors the least.
Status Quo on State Bans on Affirmative Action
Supreme Court finds that Michigan voters had the right to bar public colleges from considering the use of race in admissions.
Professor Who Defends Segregation
Loyola New Orleans debates the views of a libertarian faculty member who argues that most civil rights laws are wrong.
'Triple Package,' Ethnicity and Success
Husband-and-wife professors at Yale law school (she gave us the "Tiger Mother" debate) publish book about why some racial and ethnic groups are more successful than others. And no, it's not because they value education.