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Charlottesville was yet another act in a long-running saga of racial hatred, writes Patricia McGuire, and the mobs of white men on the march have made the best possible case for affirmative action.

Robert M. O’Neil, a former president of the University of Virginia, considers why the protests occurred in that university town.

Selective colleges should focus less on what applicants have achieved and more on what they’ve overcome to do so, Ryan Craig argues.

Kate Rousmaniere, both a professor and the mayor of her college town, explores the myriad issues surrounding off-campus housing.

As we await the arrival of the next solar eclipse, Scott McLemee describes how a group of Chinese researchers bravely studied one almost 50 years ago.

Drew Story outlines a simple approach academics can use to increase access to research and restore its public value.

Jim Jump says there are legitimate reasons to withdraw an acceptance, but he's not sure the university had them for most of those briefly told they couldn't enroll.