Race
Our news, opinion, events, and advice about issues of race in higher education.
Law & policy
The change could dramatically alter the way college leaders define and address discrimination.
'Enough is Enough'
At the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, a former faculty member is sparring with the institution’s president over plagiarism and defamation claims.
'Setting the Model'
A new policy approved Thursday — following a viral video that led to a professor’s firing — prohibits courses from advocating for “race or gender ideology” without prior approval.
Political Activism
Turning Point USA showed up at homecomings. Is what happened next safety or censorship?
Events
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More Coverage on Race
Free Speech
Before the moment captured on video, Devion Canty Jr. says he faced harassment and racist provocation from others at a Kirk vigil. Texas State administrators then pressured him to withdraw, he says.
Modest Headway
The federal government has opened investigations into the university’s hiring practices for allegedly discriminating against white and Asian candidates. Yet those groups were the vast majority of faculty hires.
Legislation Roundup
Several states have restricted concepts professors can teach in required courses.
'Stirred Many Emotions'
The NAACP expressed skepticism amid “growing racially motivated violence” targeted at Black people, while the family has requested an independent autopsy.
The Review | Essay
These colleges matter more than ever.
'Discriminatory' Quotas
The Education Department moved Wednesday to end the programs — arguing they are discriminatory “by conferring government benefits exclusively to institutions that meet racial or ethnic quotas.”
The Review | Opinion
Going after race-neutral proxies in admissions gives the advantage to colleges.
DEI policies
Gregory Washington and his university sit at the center of a national debate on diversity and hiring.
Minority enrollment
The department has indicated that it agrees with a lawsuit calling the program’s eligibility standard “unconstitutional.” More than 600 colleges could be affected.
