Filter & Sort
Affirmative Action Alive and Dead
Study finds evidence that state bans on consideration of race in admissions have a significant impact – and one that extended to some nearby states without bans.
To Be a Black Man at UCLA
A student's video prompts a different kind of discussion about race.
A Room of One's Own
Debate at U. of Chicago raises question: Are graduate students who are breastfeeding mothers entitled to a private place to pump?
How Much Diversity? Who Decides?
Obama administration says colleges should receive "due regard" in deciding if they have a necessary "critical mass" of minority students.
Opinion
The Student Solution to Affirmative Action
Students who favor affirmative action should follow their principles and help minority students -- by choosing not to apply to highly selective colleges, writes Mark Bauerlein.
Supreme Court Skepticism
Several justices question the logic of overturning Michigan's ban on the consideration of race in admissions.
Less Choice, More Mainstreaming
Latino students need colleges and states to focus on completion as well as access, and to reform remedial education, Colorado's lieutenant governor tells fellow educators.
Affirming Affirmative Action
Obama administration tells colleges they need not change policies in light of recent Supreme Court decision.