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Integrating International Students
So you have X number of international students on your campus. So what?
Not Quite Two Cultures
The divide between scientists and people of faith may be less clearcut than many imagine, in part because many scientists have religious faith, survey finds. But key differences remain, especially on evolution.
Is 'Undermatching' Overrated?
New analysis questions the assumptions behind a theory about low-income students that has attracted considerable scholarly and White House interest.
'Triple Package,' Ethnicity and Success
Husband-and-wife professors at Yale law school (she gave us the "Tiger Mother" debate) publish book about why some racial and ethnic groups are more successful than others. And no, it's not because they value education.
Why Nobody Intervened
Report on two months of harassment of black student at San Jose State says that he didn't want to report the ugly incidents, and that university officials generally followed proper procedures. But president wasn't in the loop for weeks.
Philosophy of Sexism?
U. of Colorado releases extraordinary report about sex bias and incivility in department, and brings in outside chair to change the culture. Move comes in a discipline regularly criticized for lack of support for women.
Keeping Sexes Separate
If a student or group requests a gender-segregated setup for religious reasons, does the university have a responsibility to accommodate?
'Mixed'
Editors discuss themes in new book of essays, written by multiracial college students.