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Gender, Jobs and G.P.A.
Study links gender gap in high school grade-point average with students' intentions, as early as middle school, to go to college.
Reversal at Dartmouth
College's new president rescinds job offer to African bishop who faced criticism for his past statements about gay people.
Going on Offense With Title IX
Some male students accused of rape are suing colleges, saying they are the victims of sex discrimination. Experts doubt they will succeed, but cases could focus more attention on due process issues.
Ask, Do Tell
Washington State's community colleges add voluntary questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to all student registration forms.
Taking a Stand for Science
After investigation of professor accused of promoting religious views in a science course, Ball State U.'s president says intelligent design shouldn't be taught in such classes.
Childbirth Doesn't Count?
Complaint says college violated Title IX by refusing to allow a student dealing with a high-risk pregnancy and delivery to miss some classes without penalty.
Higher Ed: Engine of Inequity
Black and Latino young people are greatly underrepresented at selective colleges and overrepresented at open-access institutions -- and the trends are worsening.
Equal Access at All Levels
Unprecedented federal settlement finding a middle school violated Title IX by discriminating against a transgender student has legal implications for colleges, too, experts say.