Past Coverage

• U. of Michigan Study Finds High Educational Value in Racial Diversity - March 26, 1999
• Affirmative Action: the Next Battlegrounds - October 30, 1998
• Report Questions Michigan's Defense in Affirmative-Action Lawsuit - April 13, 2001
• Supreme Court Signals Caution on Affirmative Action - April 11, 2003
• Reports Cite Alternatives to Race-Conscious Admissions - April 11, 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.

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