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Admissions Offers Revoked Over Racist Comments

Rescinding acceptances isn't a new phenomenon, but amid a national debate on racism, those decisions -- particularly at public institutions -- are raising free speech concerns.

‘Botched’

Two black scholars say UVA denied them tenure after belittling their work and their contributions to their fields, erring in procedure along the way.
Opinion

Protecting Academic Freedom in the Black Lives Matter Era

Faculty often fail to rally behind colleagues who buck the conventional wisdom, argues Jonathan Zimmerman, citing the recent case of a professor who criticized the BLM movement.

DACA Lives for Now

Supreme Court rules that the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was "arbitrary and capricious."

Growing Recognition of Juneteenth

Colleges are increasingly observing June 19, the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Interest in the holiday has recently spiked in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality and racism.
Opinion

Colleges Get an F on the ‘F’ Factor

Strong relationships with their fathers can empower female students, yet colleges often aren't adequately attuned to them and overlook their importance, writes Linda Nielsen.
Opinion

Dear DEI People: Your Black Colleagues Are Waiting

Courtney N. Wright asks, why aren't more administrators who say they support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives reaching out to their black colleagues now?
Opinion

Diversity and Inclusion Are Not Enough

Simply adding race to the list of differences equally targeted in a diversity strategy won't eradicate the systemic racism that marginalizes -- and kills -- black Americans, writes Benjamin D. Reese.