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A Commitment to Strong Policies

The Supreme Court's ruling in the Fisher case preserves existing precedent, but it also gives colleges and universities much more specific insight into what it looks like to align with the court's framework and expectations, writes Terri Taylor.
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Disappointing Decision With Some Silver Linings

The Supreme Court ruling on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, is disappointing, writes Roger Clegg, but it leaves plenty of room for future challenges to racial preference policies.
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A Controversial 25 Seconds

The reactionary responses to use of Spanish language at a recent commencement ceremony demonstrate the limits of institutional diversity rhetoric, argue Christina M. Ceisel and Vanessa Díaz.

A Push for Transgender Studies

University of Arizona has added faculty lines and a journal, and is planning a major conference and a master's program.

Racial Literacy as a Professor's Responsibility

AAUP sessions center on faculty members' role and responsibilities regarding classroom conversations about race.
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Responses, Nonresponses and Lingering Questions

The tragedy in Orlando calls on those of us in higher education to consider how to confront violence and inequity and support people traumatized by continuing oppression, writes Stephanie Bondi.
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The Two Kinds of PC

One keeps us from demeaning others while the other inhibits dialogue by imposing liberal political orthodoxies, argues Jonathan Zimmerman.
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The Effective Diversity Statement

Tanya Golash-Boza gives faculty job applicants eight tips for writing a stellar diversity statement that stands out to search committees.