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Why Racial Preferences Remain Wrongheaded

Those who defend them should consider whether they’d require them indefinitely and whether such a requirement is consistent with good race relations in the country America is becoming, argues Roger Clegg.

The End of 'Freshman'

Yale jumps on to the growing trend of gender-neutral terminology for students.

'Should I Try to Be Less Asian?'

Experts at NACAC meeting say perceptions of bias against Asian-American applicants, even if false, have an impact.

At University of Texas at Austin, 10% Has Become 6%

With number of high school graduates in the state growing, UT invokes state law that allows flexibility in requirement that top 10 percent be admitted.

A Hill to Retire On?

A famed atmospheric scientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is on leave after refusing to heed administrators' request that he give electronic lecture slides to a student with disabilities.

A Look in the Mirror

Racism hurts students throughout the college admissions process, leading scholar tells meeting of admissions counselors.

Tensions Grow at Rochester on Harassment Allegations

Professor who has been accused won’t be teaching this semester. President apologizes for comparing charges to fake ones published by Rolling Stone.

How Good Is Your Gaydar? How Good Is Your Science?

New paper on artificial intelligence that can (mostly) correctly pick self-identified gays and lesbians based on photos has been called nearly everything -- from bad science to an important “wake-up call.”