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Talking About Affirmative Action
As the Supreme Court gets ready to review the consideration of race in admissions policies, instructors need to think about how to manage discussions of the issue -- both those that are planned and those that are unplanned.
'Still in the Trenches'
Members of the American Association for Affirmative Action discuss their views -- as the Supreme Court gets ready to consider a key case.
Asians and Affirmative Action
Asian-American groups urge Supreme Court to bar race-conscious admissions, renewing debate over the impact of such policies.
Career Edge for HBCU Grads
New study -- in challenge to a 2007 finding -- says black graduates of historically black colleges fare better in their careers than do those who earn degrees from other institutions.
Restroom Choice
Jennifer Braly, a transgendered student who is a junior at U. of Arkansas-Fort Smith, is now allowed to use female restrooms. Advocates say colleges have been too slow to accommodate such students.
Gay Voices at a Christian University
An underground group at Biola U. goes public with fliers and a website. The university removes the fliers but also issues a new statement on human sexuality.
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Sending Catholics Running for Cover
Nondiscrimination policies like Vanderbilt University's that define who can lead student groups are evidence less of a campus "war on God" than of the tyranny of "inclusion," writes Louis Betty.
Tide Shifts on Title IX
In perhaps the biggest campus change yet from a federal push for more accountability on sexual harassment allegations, North Carolina decides its unique student-run court is not fit for such hearings.