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Preventing Ethnic Fraud
Should anyone police whether professors have the racial or ethnic background they claim? Native American studies group calls for more accountability in the wake of several disputes.
To Avoid Split on Gay Marriage, 2 Colleges Quit Christian Group
Eastern Mennonite U and Goshen, which recently ended bans on gay faculty members, leave Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Had they stayed, others would have left the association.
'TAs Like Me'
Study finds that students earn better grades from teaching assistants of same race or ethnicity.
Is This Art?
"White Only" and "Black Only" signs appear -- and are torn down -- at SUNY Buffalo.
Indian Enough for Dartmouth?
Some activists raise questions about appointee to lead college's Native American Program, drawing attention to political debates about who is a Native American and whether such status should matter in higher ed.
Dating the Dean
Resignation and litigation at Stanford point to complications when an administrator has a relationship with a faculty member in his or her unit, but few colleges have formal policies about such situations.
HBCUs Look Online
Historically black North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State U, which aims to increase its enrollment by nearly 50 percent over the next decade, is one of several HBCUs that see online education as a way to grow.
An HBCU Fights to Survive
Cheyney U, the nation's first black college, faces rising deficits, falling enrollments and a crumbling campus. Are its problems due to decades of unfair treatment by Pennsylvania, inept management or both?