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Protesters Tear Down Silent Sam
Officials of UNC Chapel Hill said they lacked authority to remove Confederate statue. Protesters toppled it.
An Empty Space, With Meaning
Duke opts to leave empty the spot in its chapel that formerly featured a statue of Robert E. Lee. The university hopes the vacant position will illustrate a “hole that is from the sin of racism and hatred of any kind.”
Opinion
Dropping the N Bomb
Scott McLemee explores the speculation that Donald Trump used a racial epithet through the lens of several scholarly analyses.
Racist, Anti-Semitic Champion of Women's Education
Bryn Mawr will change building name but won't remove inscription on building -- in attempt for a balanced view of its second president.
College That Ended Race-Based Affirmative Action Reverses Itself
What was behind a two-year policy change that ended two days after it was revealed?
‘Straight A’s’
Authors discuss their new book on the experience of Asian American students at Harvard University.
Which Discrimination Counts?
University of Iowa says it's trying to assure equal opportunity by not letting registered groups bar gay students from leadership roles. But a Christian group with legal backing says it should have just that right.
Silent Sam, Still Standing
University of North Carolina board says it lacks power to move controversial Confederate statue. Emails show a Chapel Hill trustee called those protesting the statue "criminals" and "entitled wimps."