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Supporters in the legal and LGBTQ communities are thrilled she will be acting assistant secretary of the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Sexual assault survivors say she's the wrong person for the job.

A professor accused of racism says he was just defending the legacy of a famed music theorist and that his colleagues and institution are guilty of defamation and retaliation.

At Texas A&M, complaints about professors' protected speech turned into investigations into their classroom conduct, with career-altering results.

Black workers at universities are among the most vulnerable people on campuses. But they often are left out of conversations about racial justice.

As ethnic studies requirements are put in place in California, capping years of struggle, educators discuss why it's important to talk about race in the classroom.

Experts agree higher education needs to do more to create equity for Black students. But more attention needs to be paid to barriers Black students face before they step foot on campus.

The death of Appalachian State University sophomore Chad Dorrill is among the first reported since many colleges across the country resumed in-person instruction this fall.

Washington and Lee offers full-throated defense of professors targeted for political and racist reasons.

Professor suspended for saying a Chinese word that sounds like a racial slur in English.

Online Zoom classes were disrupted by individuals spewing racist, misogynistic or vulgar content. Experts say professors using Zoom should familiarize themselves with the program's settings.