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Ending Racism Is Still a Civil Rights Issue
After the horrific murders in Charleston, Michelle Asha Cooper writes, will higher education and American society be ready for honest discussions about race?
A Step Forward for Philosophy
Disciplinary association issues open letter to victims of harassment and sexism, and calls for departments to promote equity. While some philosophers welcome the move, others doubt it will change anything.
Passing in the Classroom
Academics weigh in on the curious case of Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who allegedly passed as a black instructor of African-American studies for five years.
Diversity in the Student Body
"Diversity in the Student Body" is a print-on-demand booklet focusing on demographic and legal issues and the strategies used by...
Science, Not Sexism
AAAS pulls advice column telling a female postdoc to ignore her adviser's attempts to look down her shirt, amid outcry from scientists.
Pipeline for Hispanic Doctors
The country's only LCME accredited for-profit medical school is working to increase the number of bilingual and multicultural physicians in the U.S.
'Pedigree'
The class biases of those hiring for the highest-paid entry-level jobs ensure that those jobs go to graduates of elite colleges from affluent backgrounds, a new book argues.
Who Is Stereotyped Now?
After a week of debate over a Boston U professor's generalizations about white students, anger grows over what a Duke professor wrote about black students' names, dating and more.