Diversity

President engages in "useful hyperbole" by claiming he rescued historically black colleges, but his administration has made good on some of its promise to support the sector.

Scholar makes argument in favor of race-based research into intelligence, but experts in that subfield say it's an unnecessary plea that doesn't square with scientific realities.

The university's chief academic officer is placed on leave during investigation into "several" undisclosed allegations of misconduct.

Conservative students say their organizations are often denied official campus recognition -- by other student leaders -- because of their political beliefs.

New book says campuses are far less polarized on the issue than is widely believed.

The lack of faculty diversity lies in the clash between the dual desire of universities to both increase diversity and satisfy their need for highly specialized professors, argues Katherine Newman.

The U.S. Education Department says its newly proposed rule would "level the playing field" for religious institutions applying for funding from the agency. But critics question the motives and assumptions underlying the rule.

Landmark College, the first institution for students with learning disabilities, is growing online courses. Here's how they're different.