Filter & Sort
Graduates Less Diverse Than Peers
Racial demographics of those earning bachelor's degrees in 2007-8 not reflective of overall student body, report finds.
Could Class Trump Race?
New research says that by examining both socioeconomic status and "overachievement," colleges could increase racial diversity without considering race.
'Strategic Diversity Leadership'
Author discusses new book on the steps colleges can take to diversify and be inclusive.
Diverse Considerations
After media scrutiny about all the white men in the University of Kentucky administration, two women and a Hispanic male are named finalists in the provost search. Can a public emphasis on diversity undermine the goal?
Lingering Racism in British Academe
Report finds that minority scholars continue to face bias.
What Were They Thinking?
Rochester professor questions whether rape is problematic if victim is passed out. Hopkins professor equates homosexuality with bestiality. And Princeton women are urged to marry Princeton men -- pronto.
Another Affirmative Action Case
Supreme Court agrees to decide whether Michigan voters had the right to bar public colleges and universities from considering race and ethnicity in admissions.
Opinion
College Presidents in Denial
Campus leaders are unduly optimistic about likely fate of race-conscious admissions, Richard Kahlenberg writes. He predicts Supreme Court decision will bolster role of socioeconomic class.