Diversity

Study documents key ways that white (and sometimes Asian) students have an advantage in admissions over Black and Latinx students.

Annual Survey of Earned Doctorates shows drop in number of Ph.D.s awarded in 2020. It’s still too early to tell how COVID-19 impacted Ph.D. attainment, however.

Professors from across New York’s public colleges say that all students, regardless of race or what campus they’re on, should have equal opportunities to study with full-time professors. Those chances are now concentrated on predominantly white campuses, one analysis suggests.

While board size held steady in 2020, the pandemic had a significant impact on the frequency and length of board meetings, many of which were conducted online.

Nevada state lawmakers are giving the University of Nevada at Reno millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding to support prospective first-generation students.

What if tenure was awarded for a set term—say, 35 years—regardless of your age at the time you received it? Herman Berliner explores the advantages.

Professors urge University of Texas at Austin to lift a pause on recruiting participants for an approved study on the effectiveness of antiracist training for white children and parents.

Many more multiracial students are coming to colleges, and institutions must reconstruct their landscapes to foster a sense of belonging for them, write Kate Hermsmeyer, George Dou and Kelsey Oberbroeckling.