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Race, Safety, Anger
At Colgate, students are furious over a security alert issued over a black student who was carrying a glue gun. At St. Olaf, students protest amid sense that threats against black students have not been taken seriously.
Racial Incidents at 3 Campuses
Minority students report heightened tensions at St. Olaf, American and Baylor.
Opinion
Gender Gaps Shrinking and Lingering
New research suggests limited role for gender in predicting whether new Ph.D.s will get tenure-track jobs, but notable differences on pay and other issues, favoring men.
Opinion
Women in Leadership Searches
Female candidates tend to do better as recruitment processes progress, a study finds.
Q: Who Shouldn't Dress Up as Black Gang Members?
A: White religion professors, as Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary has learned.
Graduation Rates and Race
On average, white and Asian students earn a college-level credential at a rate about 20 percentage points higher than Hispanic and black students do, a new report shows.
What Comes After Whittier Shutdown?
Plans to close law school spark questions about future shutdowns and worries about impact on student access.
Past as Prologue
Controversy over Alice Goffman's book lives on, with students at Pomona saying the sociologist's alleged racial insensitivities should disqualify her from a visiting professorship there.