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Racial Tensions
A new study exhibits the internal struggles of African-American students who attend predominantly white universities.
Enforcement for the Enforcers
Sexual assault survivors and activists take their rallying cry to U.S. Education Department in Washington, protesting and urging the feds to do more to enforce Title IX.
Opinion
The Gender Lens
Everyone seems to have a theory as to why humanities majors are disappearing. One doctoral student thinks the trend is due to women's widening career paths. His notion is gaining traction.
Heavy Thinkers Need Not Apply
It's not just that professor with the infamous tweet. Study finds that academics who interview graduate school candidates favor those who are thinner.
Opinion
Behind Closed Doors
A successful academic shares her story of being the victim of domestic abuse.
Opinion
Affirmative Action Jumps the Shark
The law and the logic on which colleges have relied are both becoming harder to defend, writes Stephen T. Asma.
Opinion
Class and Race
Whatever one thinks of current forms of affirmative action, it's time to focus more on economics, writes Matthew Gaertner.
Impure Plastic?
Eastman Chemical's lawsuit raises issues about academic and corporate research and conflicts of interest.