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Anti-Gay Student's Suit Rejected
University counseling department has right to enforce its rules and a professional code of conduct, federal appeals panel rules.
Something’s Smoking
Some philosophers wonder why a key part of the hiring process in their discipline is an event that sounds like fraternity rush.
How to Define Disability
Federal appeals court rejects suit by woman kicked out of medical school, and backs college groups on issues related to bias claims.
The 'Boy Problem' Examined
Girls of most racial groups are outpacing their brothers in attaining college degrees by almost 15 percent, a University of Michigan study shows.
Guidance on Diversity
Obama administration, reversing recommendations of Bush Education Department, offers colleges support for considering race and ethnicity in admissions.
'Opting Out'
New book argues that black students at elite colleges still cluster in low-paying fields such as education and social work -- and that universities are partly to blame.
Opinion
The White Man's Trick Bag
Its time for advocates for black colleges and black students to embrace statistics and metrics, writes Roy L. Beasley.
Opinion
Sweet Home Alabama?
The higher education provisions in the state immigration law currently in court show the statute's authors to be on the wrong side of history and policy, writes Michael A. Olivas.