Diversity

Temple was the first institution to offer a doctorate in African-American studies and has seen heated debates over the discipline's direction. The rejection of the department's choice as chair has set off a new controversy.

Appeals court rules that Michigan's voter-approved ban is unconstitutional because it limits equal access to the political process.

Indiana Supreme Court finds U. of Evansville was justified in ousting a tenured professor over an allegation of sexual harassment.

Since 2008, academic job openings in religion have dropped sharply -- and the positions that do exist are more likely than in the past to be non-tenure-track.

Measure to help undocumented students wins 58 percent of the vote.