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Justice Department Backs Suit on Harvard Admissions
U.S. formally joins litigation that says university discriminates against Asian American applicants, raising the stakes in an already contentious legal battle.
W&L Won't Move Events From Lee Chapel
Washington and Lee president and board opt to keep university name and team name of Generals, as a commission recommended. But idea of moving key events out of chapel seen as shrine to Confederacy is rejected.
Clash at Chapel Hill
Protesters with Confederate flags object to removal of statue that many at UNC saw as symbol of white supremacy. They are shouted down by what appears to be larger group of students and others who are glad statue is down.
Protesters Tear Down Silent Sam
Officials of UNC Chapel Hill said they lacked authority to remove Confederate statue. Protesters toppled it.
Opinion
Dropping the N Bomb
Scott McLemee explores the speculation that Donald Trump used a racial epithet through the lens of several scholarly analyses.
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.”
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?