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Equal Access at All Levels
Unprecedented federal settlement finding a middle school violated Title IX by discriminating against a transgender student has legal implications for colleges, too, experts say.
Audiobooks Aren't Enough
Colleges' responsibility to ensure that blind students have equitable access have become much more clear with a trio of recent settlements; exactly how to meet those obligations is less certain.
Departments Without Women
If all the physics professors at a college are men, is that a sign of bias? Not according to analysis by the American Institute of Physics.
Pro-English or Anti-Immigrant?
Student sues Pima Community College, claiming she was suspended for objecting to students using Spanish instead of English in class.
Racial Tensions
A new study exhibits the internal struggles of African-American students who attend predominantly white universities.
Enforcement for the Enforcers
Sexual assault survivors and activists take their rallying cry to U.S. Education Department in Washington, protesting and urging the feds to do more to enforce Title IX.
Heavy Thinkers Need Not Apply
It's not just that professor with the infamous tweet. Study finds that academics who interview graduate school candidates favor those who are thinner.
Opinion
The Gender Lens
Everyone seems to have a theory as to why humanities majors are disappearing. One doctoral student thinks the trend is due to women's widening career paths. His notion is gaining traction.