Race & Ethnicity

If we teach students to see racism as an idea that's expressed through behaviors, institutions and cultures rather than an immutable character trait, we free them to see things more accurately and with more openness to change, argues Cyndi Kernahan.

UT Austin faculty group wants the institution to fix what it says is a system that marginalizes Hispanics.

After university police arrested two students who used N-word, students and national groups say university did too little, while others say it overreacted.

White Americans still disproportionately outnumber their African American and Latino counterparts when it comes to obtaining good jobs, regardless of education they have obtained.

A recent court ruling affirms the vital importance of access and diversity in higher education, writes Robert W. Iuliano.

The university's approach to affirmative action does not discriminate against Asian Americans, a federal judge rules.

Read the Inside Higher Ed comments and think again, says Robyn Schlesinger.

For second time this year, federal court rules that University of Iowa breached group's First Amendment rights by de-registering it. This time, judge says individual administrators could be liable.