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'Pedigree'

The class biases of those hiring for the highest-paid entry-level jobs ensure that those jobs go to graduates of elite colleges from affluent backgrounds, a new book argues.

Who Is Stereotyped Now?

After a week of debate over a Boston U professor's generalizations about white students, anger grows over what a Duke professor wrote about black students' names, dating and more.

Asians and Affirmative Action

Groups file complaint with Education Department charging that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants.

Software Accessibility Suit

The U.S. Department of Justice seeks to join a blind student's discrimination lawsuit against Miami University in Ohio. The university denies the allegations.

Regret Over Tweets on Race

Professor whose comment on white male students set off viral debate wishes her statements had "nuance and complexity" and pledges "inclusive learning environment."

The End of History?

Historians at Sacramento State are furious that an anthropology course has been deemed to meet a state requirement for study of American history.

Don't Tread on Me

Though protected by the First Amendment, protests involving stepping on the American flag create furors at colleges.

Ignorance or Bigotry?

Duke punishes, but lets return to campus, the student who placed a noose on a tree. In student's apology, he claims ignorance of the meaning of a noose -- an explanation that only some on campus accept.