Diversity

Department of Education has narrowed scope of civil rights inquiries -- a necessary step, it says, to deliver speedier resolutions to students and colleges. Some criticize changes, especially in light of new funding from Congress to support investigations.

University of Michigan will rename two buildings -- one honoring a late president and the other a late professor -- after research showed them both to have promoted bigoted ideas.

Virginia Tech's women's lacrosse team has come under fire for singing a song with a repeated racial slur, leading many to say the incident highlights a lack of diversity in the game.

New study examines impact of tuition increases. Nonselective institutions see the greatest decline in diversity.

We must change hiring practices to produce racially and ethnically diverse faculties, argues Estela Mara Bensimon.

By Estela Mara Bensimon

SUNY Binghamton engineering professor offends many by asking about a “white” engineering society in response to an email from a black students’ group.

Employers favor new college graduates with moderate academic success but not high achievement, study finds. New male graduates' grades don't seem to have much impact.

An Arizona community college wants to tackle poverty by helping its students and faculty members celebrate being the first in their families to attend college.