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Racial Tensions Escalate
At Missouri, football players will boycott games and hunger striker vows to fast until system president quits; at Yale, protests grow over letter questioning focus on offensive Halloween costumes.
Opinion
Lessons From Halloween
Debates about racist Halloween costumes remind us that a university should teach students how to reflect on significant societal issues, writes Elizabeth H. Simmons.
Requiring Diverse Pools
U of Texas System will mandate that searches for all administrator positions -- from deans on up -- include a female or minority candidate in the final interview round.
Another Harasser Resigns
In an unexpected move, a Northwestern professor found guilty of sexual harassment resigns during his termination hearing.
'The Right Thing to Do'
The disability studies scholars behind guidelines on accessibility in publishing gain their first endorsement from a university press.
Defending Affirmative Action
Dozens of higher education groups urge Supreme Court to continue to allow colleges to consider race in admissions. Arguments focus on institutional autonomy.
Racial Tensions Erupt at Ithaca
College administration criticized for its response to racially charged incidents.
Substance Over Buzz
Graduate students' analysis of interdisciplinary jobs ads suggest that many jobs aren't truly interdisciplinary, but those that are tend to be linked to dedicated centers or clusters.