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New Standards for Diversity Officers
Chief diversity officers are increasingly being appointed to cabinet-level positions. But they haven't had a set of professional standards, drawing criticism from some -- until now.
Too Controversial for Stanford
The musical "Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson," which links popularity of seventh president to his ordering mass killings of Native Americans, is called off after complaints from Native American students.
The N-Word, in Class
Black law students at Mercer seek removal of professor who used slur repeatedly.
Opinion
Introducing a New Column
Kerry Ann Rockquemore answers the questions she most often receives from minority scholars launching their careers.
2 New Challenges to Affirmative Action
Lawsuits seek to end considerations of race in admissions at Harvard and U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Shirtstorm
People took note when a scientist explained a major breakthrough while wearing a shirt showing women as sex objects.
Rocket Science Espionage?
Whistle-blower suit alleges that Caltech let a suspected spy keep working at its Jet Propulsion Lab to protect a lucrative federal contract.
Dropping the 'Lady'
U. of Tennessee angers many fans and alumni with plan to drop the "Lady Vols" logo, which supporters say is a sign of honor. But most colleges that once used such names for women's teams dropped them long ago.