Students

A year after it voted to boycott Israeli academic institutions, American Studies Association is sticking to its guns. But it wants to broaden its public image, and demonstrate involvement in activism beyond Middle East.

Some college centers that serve marginalized sexual or gender identities are officially recognizing another in their names and program offerings.

Big-time colleges were rushing to hire executives as athletics directors a few years ago -- but the results have some questioning the trend.

Princeton U. did not rush to change the burden of proof in sexual assault investigations, and the Education Department determined that was a violation of Title IX.

Unusual sexual harassment lawsuit at Northwestern U., in which a professor is suing a former graduate student who accused him of assault, has sparked debate about student indemnification policies.

After a football star at Alcorn State is revealed to be a registered sex offender, some ask why NCAA is resisting demands that it ban colleges from enrolling such athletes.

There are more women than men going to and graduating college, but female students only account for about one-third of student body presidents.