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When Identity Trumps Diversity
When a professor asked for an exemption to a Calvin College policy so she could join a black church -- while remaining a tenure-track faculty member -- the board said no.
Sudden Departure at Deep Springs
Unusual college ousts its president after only six months on the job, apparently due to dispute with trustees over fund raising.
Meditation Room or Mosque?
Minnesota community college attracts controversy for tailoring its meditation space to Muslim students' needs.
E-Textbooks -- for Real This Time?
For years, some have predicted a shift -- and then not seen it take place. But changes in technology, ventures by publishers and worries over textbook prices might make this the time.
Being Active (Or Not) in Law School
Older students tend to spend more time preparing for class but are less likely to be involved in a co-curricular activity than are younger counterparts, annual survey of law school "engagement" finds.
Threat Seen to Oral History
Scholars and association protest government plan to expand power of campus boards that monitor research on human subjects.