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After Charlottesville and Trump, Renewed Focus on Statues of Racists
At some colleges, a debate is revived. In some states, laws will make change difficult.
Campus Antifascist Network
Campuses are targets of the alt-right. A new group is proposing a broad, campus-based countermovement.
Will Students Stay Away From White Supremacists?
Experts say they understand why university presidents want to keep people away from white supremacist events, but they have a tough sell on campus.
Opinion
The Attack on Affirmative Action Is Simple and Powerful -- and Wrong
When a simple idea clashes with one that is complicated and nuanced, often the truth loses out, argue Lisa M. Rudgers and Julie A. Peterson.
Supremacists on Campus
Extremist white movement is turning up on college campuses through speakers and leaflets. U of Florida and Texas A&M bracing for events in September.
Opinion
Charlottesville: American Tragedy Redux
Charlottesville was yet another act in a long-running saga of racial hatred, writes Patricia McGuire, and the mobs of white men on the march have made the best possible case for affirmative action.
The Numbers and the Arguments on Asian Admissions
Justice Department inquiry renews debate over whether top colleges hold some applicants to an unfair standard -- and what the data say about Asian-American applicants.
Opinion
Affirmative Action: Now More Than Ever
Michael S. Roth discusses why we must resist efforts to restrict affirmative action.