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Unprofessional Tenure Denial?
American U. says it has track for those with non-academic careers who want to join the faculty. A suit charges that the university only values traditional academic credentials.
The Deceptive Data on Asians
Report urges colleges and other education groups to disaggregate the numbers about Asian-American students, and says current practices to aggregate data hide inequities.
Race and Inequity
Segregation in higher education remains largely ignored, but two new studies show increasing concentrations of disadvantaged students at community colleges can affect completion rates.
Graduates Less Diverse Than Peers
Racial demographics of those earning bachelor's degrees in 2007-8 not reflective of overall student body, report finds.
Could Class Trump Race?
New research says that by examining both socioeconomic status and "overachievement," colleges could increase racial diversity without considering race.
'Strategic Diversity Leadership'
Author discusses new book on the steps colleges can take to diversify and be inclusive.
Diverse Considerations
After media scrutiny about all the white men in the University of Kentucky administration, two women and a Hispanic male are named finalists in the provost search. Can a public emphasis on diversity undermine the goal?
Lingering Racism in British Academe
Report finds that minority scholars continue to face bias.