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Trying to Kill Tenure
Faculty members at the University of Wisconsin System are incensed at a legislative move to eliminate tenure from state statute.
Opinion
On Wealth Gap, Old Song, New Words
It's time for new ideas to confront an old problem: the gap between the wealthiest colleges and all others. Karen Gross offers several bound to stimulate an argument.
Diversifying Study Abroad
At international education meeting, speakers discuss ways to attract nonwhite and low-income students.
'Pedigree'
The class biases of those hiring for the highest-paid entry-level jobs ensure that those jobs go to graduates of elite colleges from affluent backgrounds, a new book argues.
Who Is Stereotyped Now?
After a week of debate over a Boston U professor's generalizations about white students, anger grows over what a Duke professor wrote about black students' names, dating and more.
Asians and Affirmative Action
Groups file complaint with Education Department charging that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants.
Software Accessibility Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice seeks to join a blind student's discrimination lawsuit against Miami University in Ohio. The university denies the allegations.
Regret Over Tweets on Race
Professor whose comment on white male students set off viral debate wishes her statements had "nuance and complexity" and pledges "inclusive learning environment."