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Rallying Outside the Court
Hundreds of people gather on Supreme Court steps to demonstrate their support for the University of Texas and affirmative action.
A New Affirmative Action
A report out today argues that class-based college admissions policies would be an effective replacement for race-based affirmative action, which is at stake in an upcoming Supreme Court case.
Affirmative on Affirmative Action
With key Supreme Court case in the offing, social scientists defend college admissions policies that consider race.
Research War on Affirmative Action
New studies question assumptions of those who defend the consideration of race and ethnicity in admissions.
Critical Mass
About 10 percent of black computer science professors and Ph.D. students nationwide are at Clemson, thanks in large part to the work of one professor.
Sororities at Swarthmore?
As a group of women readies to open a sorority to Swarthmore for the first time in 80 years, some students are calling for a schoolwide referendum, arguing that a sorority violates the college's Quaker values and emphasis on learning.
Taking On Higher Ed
GOP's party platform calls out colleges for political and scientific bias, as well as out of control tuition hikes. It also takes a hard line on immigration and affirmative action.