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Taking a Stand for Science
After investigation of professor accused of promoting religious views in a science course, Ball State U.'s president says intelligent design shouldn't be taught in such classes.
Childbirth Doesn't Count?
Complaint says college violated Title IX by refusing to allow a student dealing with a high-risk pregnancy and delivery to miss some classes without penalty.
Higher Ed: Engine of Inequity
Black and Latino young people are greatly underrepresented at selective colleges and overrepresented at open-access institutions -- and the trends are worsening.
Equal Access at All Levels
Unprecedented federal settlement finding a middle school violated Title IX by discriminating against a transgender student has legal implications for colleges, too, experts say.
Audiobooks Aren't Enough
Colleges' responsibility to ensure that blind students have equitable access have become much more clear with a trio of recent settlements; exactly how to meet those obligations is less certain.
Departments Without Women
If all the physics professors at a college are men, is that a sign of bias? Not according to analysis by the American Institute of Physics.
Pro-English or Anti-Immigrant?
Student sues Pima Community College, claiming she was suspended for objecting to students using Spanish instead of English in class.
Racial Tensions
A new study exhibits the internal struggles of African-American students who attend predominantly white universities.