Diversity

Sen. Claire McCaskill criticizes guidance the American Council on Education gave its members on how to respond to the lawmaker's survey on sexual assault. 

An online comment prompts consideration of whether academics feel free to express stereotypes about poor, rural white students.

Federal appeals panel orders Ohio State to defend accusations that it rejected a candidate for a Ph.D. program because she has Crohn's disease.

Loyola New Orleans debates the views of a libertarian faculty member who argues that most civil rights laws are wrong.

U. of Michigan administrators pledge to do more for African-American students, who took to Twitter last semester with grievances. Black Student Union responds by giving institution 7 days to meet demands or face "physical" activism.

Obama administration says colleges should receive "due regard" in deciding if they have a necessary "critical mass" of minority students.