Past Coverage

• No Surprises, Please - July 30, 2004
• Should Colleges Check Up on Professors? - September 12, 2003
• U. of Missouri to Require Background Checks - October 3, 2007
• Background Checks Needed, Expert Says - May 13, 2005
• Texas Narrows Rule on Background Checks - January 10, 2003

Featured Commentary

• The Berkeley Protest: Fresh Anger in the Footsteps

  The Berkeley students who protested the big tuition increase at the University of California impressed 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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