Past Coverage

• With No Lawsuit in Sight, U. of Virginia Dives Into the Affirmative-Action Fray - October 15, 1999
• Report Accuses Arizona Public Law Schools of Bias Against White Applicants - October 1, 2008
• U.S. Appeals-Court Ruling May Imperil University Defenses for Affirmative Action - December 4, 1998
• Ruling Against Affirmative Action Could Alter Legal Debate and Admissions Practices - September 7, 2001
• Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge to Policies of Public Black Colleges in Georgia - March 26, 1999

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...