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Issues for Trump's OCR Nominee: Sexual Assault and… Israel
Many victims’ rights and civil rights groups are reserving judgment on Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, but advocates for Palestinian rights say his appointment could chill campus speech critical of Israel.
Athlete Arrested Over Alleged High-Tech Cheating
A former wrestler at the University of Iowa has been charged by federal authorities in a high-tech cheating scheme, The...
Study: High-Stakes Tests Disadvantage Women
A new study in the journal PLOS ONE finds that female students may be disadvantaged by high-stakes tests. The study...
A ‘Social Lynching’
Clemson student government vice president, who is black, says he faces impeachment trial because he wouldn’t stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Academic Minute: Pink Ribbons and Breast Cancer Awareness
Today on the Academic Minute, Karen Kedrowski, professor of political science at Winthrop University, looks into how pink ribbons came...
White Perceptions of Affirmative Action
New results -- showing majority of white people believe they face discrimination -- surprise many. But attitudes, especially about college admission, don't always reflect the bias and disadvantages experienced by nonwhites or actual enrollment trends.
OCR: 355 Open Sexual Violence Investigations
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is conducting 355 investigations of issues related to campus sexual violence at...
Trump Gets to Keep Honorary Degrees
Lehigh board rejects calls from students and alumni to take back honor awarded in 1988. Wagner board also considered, and rejected, idea of revoking the honor.