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Opinion

What the Anti-Accommodation Rhetoric Misses

Articles and opinion essays decrying the supposed abuse of disability accommodations at wealthy, elite universities have ripple effects for community college students.

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DOJ Finds That UC Davis Medical School Considers Race in Admissions

The University of California, Davis, School of Medicine has violated federal anti-discrimination law by considering racial proxies in its admissions...
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Tens of Millions of Adults Want to Go to College

Over a quarter of U.S. adults between the ages of 25 and 64—representing 41.7 million people—intend to enroll in some...
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DOJ Investigates CUNY’s Black Male Initiative

The Justice Department is investigating a program at City University of New York that offers support for men from underrepresented...
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Colleges Backtrack on Pride Month

While many colleges are still celebrating Pride Month, a small number have deleted related social media posts, dropped out of local events and stopped flying the rainbow flag.

One of four posters Louisiana state attorney general Liz Murrill approved for classrooms. The version of Exodus 20 is abridged from the actual text of the King James version of the Bible.

Following Law, Louisiana Colleges Post Ten Commandments in Classrooms

Louisiana higher ed systems say their institutions are posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms, following orders from Republican lawmakers. A...
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What Do We Know About Who Isn’t Reporting Race on College Applications?

Two admissions cycles into the post–affirmative action landscape, researcher James Murphy is trying to understand the somewhat-confusing surge in students who decline to share their race when they apply to college.

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DOJ Investigates 15 More Med Schools, Alleging Race-Based Admissions

The Justice Department has yet to name the latest institutions accused of violating civil rights law in assembling their med school classes. Critics say the administration is misreading the law—and that diverse classes lead to better doctors.