Race & Ethnicity

A dozen University of Michigan professors argue that the controversy over a blackface Othello is more about teaching preparation than free expression, and that better university training and protocols could have lessened the fallout for everyone involved.

Students at the University of Illinois at Chicago escalate their calls for a law professor accused of racism to be fired, now that he’s scheduled to return to the classroom. The professor says he’s caught up in something that isn’t really about him.

Phoebe Cohen describes being targeted for voicing her views about the Dorian S. Abbot controversy.

High schoolers -- of all races -- care about diversity initiatives when thinking about where to apply to college.

Author discusses her book on “the struggle for racial equality” at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Today’s students must understand the legacy of older generations of Black movement leaders, writes Fredrika Newton, a former member of the party and the wife of its co-founder.

Some college applicants do lie about their race, survey finds.

A canceled lecture divides MIT and prompts a review, even as the talk finds new life at Princeton University.