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Defending Affirmative Action

With lawsuit against Harvard about to go to trial, university's president warns against "misleading, selectively presented data."

The Minority-Serving-College Mobility Bump

Lower-income students who attend minority-serving colleges are more likely to move up in economic status, according to a new report, despite the fact that those colleges tend to have less money.

Bullying and Free Speech

Justice Department backs suit against University of Michigan rules -- on same day the university says it has "clarified" those rules.
Opinion

What’s Wrong With the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act

Rather than establish an official definition of anti-Semitism, the U.S. Congress should consider legislation that would focus investigative departments on harassment of students, argue Cary Nelson and other members of the Alliance for Academic Freedom.

Fraternity Members Suspended for Racist, Homophobic Video

Conduct infuriated many, but some say it was free expression that should not be punished.

Should University Presses Cancel Harassers' Book Contracts?

Scholarly publishing organization is considering the issue, amid calls to do more about those who mistreat students and colleagues but appear to go unpunished. Some contracts have been canceled.

Punished for Being Pregnant?

A doctoral student says her Fairleigh Dickinson professor said her grades could be at risk if she took time off -- to give birth.

By Any Other Name

Is philosophy really ignoring important questions about transgender identity, specifically what it means to be a woman?