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Race and Crime Alerts
U. of Minnesota restricts (but does not ban) racial identifications in messages about suspects. Should other colleges, facing criticism from minority students, follow suit?
Racist Enshrined
Clemson students and professors explain why they are so upset that the university's board refuses to change the name of a prominent campus building.
'The Tyranny of the Meritocracy'
Lani Guinier discusses her new critique of college admissions.
Counting Students Equally?
The Education Department's ratings framework embraces the concept of adjusting outcomes for student demographics -- an approach that would be unusual for the federal government but that isn't without its critics.
Racial Profiling on Campus?
A black student at Yale is detained -- and his father, a New York Times columnist, goes public, adding to the debate over whether black people are treated fairly by campus police.
Is Carol Swain Charlie? or Hateful?
Vanderbilt professor sets off furor with her column criticizing Islam, attracting protesters who accuse her of hate speech -- and a failed counter-protest by a former star of "Saturday Night Live."
Freedom to Discriminate?
The U. of New Brunswick stands behind a professor who said Asians are ruining the "British" city of Vancouver.
A 'Chilly Climate' on Campus
Colleges have never been more diverse, but that doesn't mean minorities feel safe and welcomed on campuses. A new report describes a subtly hostile environment for women and students of color.