Race & Ethnicity

It depends on whom you ask, write David L. Brunsma, David G. Embrick and James M. Thomas, who contend that institutional leaders often try to deny racial tensions on their own campuses.

By David G. Embrick et al.

U of Iowa, responding to criticism of practices at other colleges, says it will hold off on starting a team until it can do so in a new way.

Author of the 1988 book Profscam, conservative talk radio host Charles Sykes, discusses his new book that again takes on higher education.

In 2005, a court barred Vanderbilt from removing "Confederate" from the facade of a building, citing the terms of a gift. The university is returning the gift at today's value -- and will now remove the word.

New study documents continuing gaps (and some progress) in educational attainment of black and Latino students compared to white and Asian students. Another study suggests most people aren’t that worried about the issue.

Moraine Valley Community College will stop offering sections of orientation course restricted to specific racial groups.

Moraine Valley Community College limits enrollment in some sections of college success course to African-American students -- and raises eyebrows.

Concordia St. Paul says it was trying to be "warm and welcoming" to minority students, but not everyone sees it that way.