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Trump May Eliminate Trans Rights

Plan reportedly under consideration would bar any definition of sex other than that designated at birth. Transgender students could lose wide range of rights.

Recommendation Letters and Bias in Admissions

If teachers and counselors favor some groups over others, should colleges be relying on their letters?

Careful Consent

Author discusses her new book on "hookup culture" on college campuses and how universities can improve their education around sex and Title IX.

Promoting Gender Equity or Sexism?

University of Glasgow requires that female Ph.D. candidates have at least one woman on their doctoral examination panel. Some see move forcing “academic housework” on senior female academics.

Feeling the Need to Defend Your Credentials

Why did Elizabeth Warren divulge her genetic test results, which show she is in fact part Native American, while simultaneously insisting that she's always been evaluated professionally as a white person?

Chasm Between Black Student and White Professor

The Niceties, now Off-Broadway, portrays raw racial divisions on campus.

Dueling Rallies on Eve of Harvard Trial

As a judge gets ready to hear the evidence, defenders and critics of affirmative action eye the broader audience and politics of the dispute.

New Bar for Serving Hispanic Students

Beginning in January, the group will issue a "Seal of Excelencia" to colleges that meet a series of data-driven benchmarks on their commitment to ensuring that Latinx students succeed.