Past Coverage

• Black Enrollment at Southern Colleges Matches Share of Population - June 25, 2007
• Florida Governor Proposes $52.4-Million Plan to Increase Black Enrollment - January 27, 2006
• Public Colleges in Florida and Kentucky Criticized for Drops in Black Enrollment - October 21, 2005
• Report Sees Lack of Progress by Southern States in Educating Black StudentsTrends in Bachelor's Degrees Earned by Black Students at Public InstitutionsWhere Black Freshmen Who Attended Public Colleges Enrolled in 1996 - September 4, 1998
• Bans on Affirmative Action Help Asian Americans, Not Whites, Report Says - January 30, 2008

Featured Commentary

• The Berkeley Protest: Fresh Anger in the Footsteps

  The students protesting the big tuition increase at the University of California impress Murray Sperber, who was in their shoes 45 years ago.

• Teaching Matters: Creating Lives in the Classroom

  Online avatars bring German history to life for students at Stanford. Edith Sheffer explains.

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  A Fine Legal Mess: When Student Groups Collide With Anti-Bias Policy

  Can a college compel a student group to abide by antidiscrimination rules that violate its religious views? The U.S. Supreme Court isn't saying, writes Robert M. O'Neil.

Campus Viewpoint

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From humble beginnings in 1876 as Texas' first public institution of higher learning, to a bustling 5,000-acre campus with 46,000-plus students and a nationally recognized faculty, Texas A&M University is one of a select few universities...