Diversity

New York University agreed to take a number of actions to settle the first civil rights probe under Trump's anti-Semitism executive order. But some see risk to free expression on campus.

Washington and Lee offers full-throated defense of professors targeted for political and racist reasons.

The controversy over a white professor passing herself off as Black reveals an underlying contradiction in how we view race, Peter C. Herman writes.

Even in a progressive field in higher education, many people who believe they're operating from a place of equality have not recognized their unconscious expectations, argues Adriana Domínguez.

We must work to establish institutional cultures that look, feel and are as much as possible like the just world we profess to value, writes Larry E. Davis.

University of Chicago English says it's only admitting Black studies Ph.D. candidates for 2021 admissions cycle, citing Black Lives Matter and the field's complicated history with regard to race.

Jessica Krug resigns from George Washington as a graduate student from her alma mater also admits to being dishonest about racial identity.

Academics across the U.S. strike and teach for racial justice and an end to police violence against people of color.