Diversity

Reporters picked up report that university for first time admitted a class that was majority nonwhite. It wasn't the first time, and elite universities in the West have been more diverse than Harvard for years.

Justice Department inquiry renews debate over whether top colleges hold some applicants to an unfair standard -- and what the data say about Asian-American applicants.

Michael S. Roth discusses why we must resist efforts to restrict affirmative action.

U of Texas prevailed in affirmative action case in large part because of its research. Will other colleges be able to match that analysis? And will legal and political battles change if focus is on rejected Asian-American applicants?

Trump administration plans to investigate and sue colleges and universities over admissions practices.

Trump promised best effort ever for HBCUs but has left top position at key advocacy office unfilled for longer than any previous administration did. And his pledge to move office to White House remains unfulfilled.

MIT rallies around a custodian who has been detained by immigration authorities and faces possible deportation.

Kristin Boudreau describes how a play by a student has fostered a vitally inclusive space at a predominately engineering college.