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April 3, 2006
Muslim students arrive in significant numbers -- ready to engage in campus life while maintaining their own identities.
March 31, 2006
Low minority enrollments trigger series of protests and considerable campus discussion.
March 29, 2006
Amid rape allegations, Duke suspends lacrosse season -- and experts consider lessons and warnings for other colleges.
March 15, 2006
Student affairs specialists promote ideas for helping a diverse population succeed.
March 9, 2006
Number of Hispanic-serving institutions increased 80 percent in 8 years.
February 24, 2006
Harvard’s increased aid and outreach to low-income students has played key role in increasing their enrollment, report says.
February 17, 2006
Most states don't have solid goals -- and that makes it harder to identify problems, report says.
February 6, 2006
2 years after supposed breakthrough, concerns mount at U. of Alabama over racial segregation at sororities and fraternities.
February 6, 2006
Black graduate students charge that they are recruited -- and then discouraged from going for doctorates.