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Proxies for Race
Wayne State law professors will vote on new admissions approach after Michigan nixed affirmative action. Are they being creative or evasive?
Scientific Remedies
Experts agree that the U.S. is heading toward a potential crisis in research competitiveness -- and offer some solutions.
The Heat Is Turned Up
Education Department panel blasts controversial accreditor of liberal education programs, restricting its authority for 6 months.
Aiding Needy Students -- By Ending Pell?
Senate tax hearing dominated by expressions of support for need-based assistance -- and an innovative but controversial proposal.
Supreme Court Weighs Use of Race in K-12
Justices grill school lawyers over integration measures but give no indication court plans to revisit Michigan affirmative action decisions.
Students as Taliban Helpers?
3 at Texas colleges arrested, leaving educators concerned and some worried about a backlash.
Ethics and Patents
Yale says it is giving up some potential profits to help developing nations get HIV drugs -- and university ends up getting criticized.