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Do Colleges Need a Chief Diversity Officer?
When strategically and purposely positioned, funded and supported, such senior administrators can play a vital role in higher education institutions today, writes Eugene T. Parker III.
Justice Department v. Yale
Federal agency says the university's admissions policies discriminate against Asian and white applicants.
Remembering George Floyd
Some colleges are reviewing their law enforcement and criminal justice curricula following national unrest around police brutality and racism.
The ADA at 30
Mary Lee Vance answers questions about the Americans With Disabilities Act, which passed 30 years ago last week, including on progress still to be made and concerns for the COVID-19 age.
‘Going to the Mat’ Over Diversity Training
Political science professor at Converse College says he's facing termination for refusing to complete two diversity and antibias training modules.
U.S. and ‘Them’
A leading voice on welfare reform is accused of racism after he publishes an article linking poverty to "culture." Journal faces calls for retraction.
Colleges and Racial Reckoning
Does changing a college's name advance social justice? Reviewing some of the history of racism on campuses, John R. Thelin urges facing the past as well as erasing it.
Dropping the N-Word in College Classrooms
Institutions should consider developing guidelines to address the main objections to doing so, argues Ruth A. Starkman.