Racial groups

California has long been a land of immigrants; in 1920, almost a quarter of its residents were foreign-born, though the vast majority of the population had European roots. So it probably won't shock anyone that the state's flagship public university, the University of California at Berkeley, today has a strong immigrant tilt to its undergraduate student body.

When a professor asked for an exemption to a Calvin College policy so she could join a black church -- while remaining a tenure-track faculty member -- the board said no.

Study of U. of California shows interaction among different demographic groups is commonplace, students generally feel a sense of belonging.

The national growth in high school graduates ends now, a new report says. Some regions should brace for declines -- even as others prepare for continued expansion.

New report looks at educational attainment of underrepresented minorities in engineering fields, finding progress but "a long way to go."

Or don't. Panelists discuss challenges to collaboration between the two fields, as well as common ground, as largest-ever conference of international educators convenes.

During annual gathering of international educators, panelists discuss the underrepresentation of minorities in education abroad, among other topics.

Analysis finds increasing black enrollments at Protestant colleges -- with some obtaining incredible increases.

Major scholarly study finds positive impacts from having roommates from different backgrounds -- and negative impacts from being members of groups largely of one race or ethnicity.

Mount Holyoke tries possibly unique approach to the controversy over programs for incoming minority students by adding section for those who are in the majority.