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Taking On Higher Ed
GOP's party platform calls out colleges for political and scientific bias, as well as out of control tuition hikes. It also takes a hard line on immigration and affirmative action.
DREAMers Deferred
The Obama administration's policy to allow work permits for some students whose parents came to the U.S. illegally may have little direct impact on higher education, but colleges are helping students pursue the new status.
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Friends of Affirmative Action
Scholars, colleges and higher ed associations file dozens of briefs with U.S. Supreme Court, hoping to preserve the right to consider race and ethnicity in admissions decisions.
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Counting Justices
Critics and defenders of affirmative action analyze coming battle at Supreme Court. Key questions: How broad will ruling be? How will Justice Kennedy vote? How will heightened attention affect race relations on campus?
Falling Behind in India
Affirmative action study at one of India's best universities finds that those from disadvantaged groups don't catch up.
Bypassing Controversy
Oberlin arch honoring Chinese missionaries, a fixture at graduation, has long been criticized as an homage to imperialism. Now administrators have decided, literally, to sidestep the controversy.
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Diversifying Through Football
At many Division I universities, sports remains a major -- if not the primary -- route to college for black men, data from more than 300 colleges show.
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