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States Attempt Closing Racial Gaps to Improve Graduation
States focused on closing racial gaps in college achievement are seeing progress, but more can be done.
Protesters Tear Down Silent Sam
Officials of UNC Chapel Hill said they lacked authority to remove Confederate statue. Protesters toppled it.
Sharing Too Much Information?
Lawsuit charges that ACT is violating privacy rights by sharing information about students' disabilities with colleges.
An Empty Space, With Meaning
Duke opts to leave empty the spot in its chapel that formerly featured a statue of Robert E. Lee. The university hopes the vacant position will illustrate a “hole that is from the sin of racism and hatred of any kind.”
Opinion
Dropping the N Bomb
Scott McLemee explores the speculation that Donald Trump used a racial epithet through the lens of several scholarly analyses.
Understanding the Extent of Gender Gap in Citations
One journal now asks authors to explain citation gap.
Questioning a University's Reputation
A former professor at the New School accuses it of failing to live up to its own progressive reputation, denying her tenure for her work on diversity.
A Trump Bump in Yields at Women's Colleges
Since 2016, top women's colleges have been seeing significant gains as more young women embrace Me Too and resistance to Republican politics.