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Black Professor Body-Slammed
Video showing Arizona State police arrest of a faculty member stemming from jaywalking incident provokes outrage.
Blind Students and Health Professions
Iowa Supreme Court rules that chiropractic college cannot reject a student's request to meet requirements for analyzing X-rays through a reader.
Liberal But Tolerant
Controversial survey of political climate at University of Colorado finds (to no one's surprise) that conservatives are in the minority, but also found that 96 percent of students believe their instructors promote respectful classroom environments.
Not Interested in Koch Money
Brooklyn College professor accuses administrators, allegedly afraid of controversy involving the foundation of the brothers who bankroll many conservative politicians, of passing on a chance at millions.
Fighting for Survival
Public historically black colleges face stress on all fronts. Will some fail? Are some being deserted by their states?
Holding Off on Gay Faculty
Pressure grows at Mennonite institutions to end ban on hiring non-straight professors. Eastern Mennonite U., which many hoped was about to shift, declines to do so. But it leaves in place suspension of policy.
Race-Blind Affirmative Action?
In new book and discussion, researchers and advocates envision strategies for fostering campus diversity in a world in which race-conscious remedies are prohibited.
Open Access and Inequity
Too many unprepared students are enrolling in community college, argues a new book, which takes on both open-access admissions policies and the "completion agenda."