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Harvard's Admitted Class Has Record Share of Asian Americans
Gains have been steady over a decade, but increase is large this year as federal judge considers lawsuit over affirmative action.
Tensions Over International Students
Professor at Maryland who allegedly accused all Chinese students of cheating resigns, the latest in a series of incidents involving tensions between faculty and international students.
Harvard Sued Over 19th-Century Biologist's Racism
Lawsuit says the university is inappropriately earning money from the earliest images of slaves -- commissioned by Louis Agassiz -- and failing to recognize his legacy of racism.
Dilemma for Methodist Colleges
Vote by United Methodist Church body to strengthen prohibitions on gay clergy and same-sex marriages disappoints Methodist higher education institutions and raises difficult questions.
Presidents Back Harvard but Aren't Sure It Will Win
Survey finds strong support for consideration of race and ethnicity in admissions. Private college leaders continue to support legacy preferences.
A Tough Balance
As President Trump says colleges ignore free speech, University of Tennessee at Knoxville cites the First Amendment as a reason not to expel students for blackface. In protest of that decision, students engage in form of protest Trump repeatedly questions.
Opinion
Equal Protection for Trans Students
The Trump administration's plan to remove legal protections for transgender students could limit access to higher education and harm the Education Department's legacy, two community college presidents write.
Even More White Supremacist Fliers
The Anti-Defamation League found more than 300 verified incidents of white nationalist propaganda on college campuses last year.