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Surprise on Legacy Admissions
State lawyer defending ban on affirmative action suggests U. of Michigan end preference for alumni children -- and Justice Sotomayor objects.
When Does a Scientist Get Called a Whore?
Many professors are outraged over an e-mail sent to an academic blogger and over the way Scientific American removed her post describing what happened.
Opinion
Professors Matter, Too
We know remarkably little about which college instructors are effective and which are not, and there's a relatively straightforward way to find out, Matthew M. Chingos argues.
Opinion
The (Forgotten) Utility of the Humanities
Vocation is not vulgar, and advocates need not run from practical application of humanistic disciplines, which have deep historical precedent, Anthony Cummings writes.
A Win for Public Black Colleges
Federal judge finds that system of "duplicative" academic programs at Maryland's public colleges perpetuates segregation and hurts black institutions.
Opinion
Balancing Act: Faith on Campus
Amid today's fractious atmosphere surrounding religion, campuses have the potential to model Pope Francis's call for inclusion, not exclusion, writes Thomas Flynn.
Less Choice, More Mainstreaming
Latino students need colleges and states to focus on completion as well as access, and to reform remedial education, Colorado's lieutenant governor tells fellow educators.
In Plain Sight
New study documents that there are groups of black and Latino males in urban high schools who are poised for college success, and who generally don't know their college options.