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My Brilliant (White Male) Professors
Study finds students are more likely to use certain words of praise when describing professors who are men or who are in fields with few female and black scholars.
A Counselor Who <Br>Looks Like You
A common demand of minority student protests is more minority counselors in a range of student service departments. Is this wise or does it promote segregation?
Race on Stage
A new play appearing at multiple colleges tackles campus race issues at the heart of recent protests.
Opinion
A Clarion Call
Academe should support minority journals and the scholarship of faculty of color, argues Donna Y. Ford.
Is the Word 'Plantation' Racist?
Student protesters are demanding that the Cornell Plantations' name be changed by the university.
Scalia and Higher Ed
Justice's death may not change outcome on affirmative action, which he opposed. His record includes key votes and dissents on issues of black colleges, hate speech, single-sex public higher education and church-state line.
Get Ready for More Protests
Annual survey of incoming college freshmen finds interest in student activism at all-time high, especially among black students.
In Search of Consensus
Protests at campuses nationwide lead to lists of demands, but what happens when a college's Quaker faith rejects the idea of demands?