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Gay Rights and Religious Colleges
At Baylor, student government wants to ban "deviate" sex instead of "homosexual acts," and says this would make gay students more welcome. At Creighton, Catholic student group wants to end ticket give-aways for concert by singers who created "Same Love."
Opinion
Facing Reality
The Grambling athletes' boycott is just the latest sign that it's time for historically black colleges to move to Division II, and to spend more of their limited dollars on education, not athletics, writes Aaron N. Taylor.
Ignoring the Pope?
New pontiff has suggested that church leaders focus less on abortion and homosexuality. So recent actions at Roman Catholic colleges have faculty members wondering if administrators missed the latest from Rome.
'Blueprint' Balancing Act
Montana didn't ask to be the national model for sexual assault response, but after a series of alleged rapes, the U.S. government made it so. Staff members and students adjust to expansive policies and a spotlight that isn't dimming.
Opinion
The Student Solution to Affirmative Action
Students who favor affirmative action should follow their principles and help minority students -- by choosing not to apply to highly selective colleges, writes Mark Bauerlein.
Supreme Court Skepticism
Several justices question the logic of overturning Michigan's ban on the consideration of race in admissions.
Surprise on Legacy Admissions
State lawyer defending ban on affirmative action suggests U. of Michigan end preference for alumni children -- and Justice Sotomayor objects.
When Does a Scientist Get Called a Whore?
Many professors are outraged over an e-mail sent to an academic blogger and over the way Scientific American removed her post describing what happened.