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3 août 2018

For college admissions: A holistic review, or systematic discrimination?

University Business Magazine logoLawsuit against Harvard’s use of race, applicants’ personality renews concerns about affirmative action in the admissions process. More...

3 août 2018

College of Charleston resumes affirmative action after 2-year hiatus

University Business Magazine logoThe College of Charleston has begun practicing race-conscious affirmative action in its admissions office again, about two years after quietly discontinuing the practice. More...

3 août 2018

Why are so many academic conferences hostile to women?

Screenshot-2018-4-23 The GardianWe’re not only patronised and harassed. I attended a venue in a rough neighbourhood, where delegates were physically threatened. More...

3 août 2018

After Threat of Violence, Calls to Fire RA

HomeBy Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A student at Stanford University is under fire for posting that he would "physically fight" Zionists who came onto the campus -- and some are questioning whether the university is taking his words seriously enough. More...

3 août 2018

Shock Over a Textbook

HomeBy Colleen Flaherty. Co-author of wellness textbook says he meant to inspire people to know their self-worth and lead healthier lives. But critics say his book implies that those who died in the Holocaust were weak and that cancer is a choice. More...

2 août 2018

Vanderbilt Students Receive Email Promoting White Supremacy

HomeBy Emma Whitford. A handful of Vanderbilt University students, faculty and staff received an email Monday evening containing the N-word and promoting white supremacy. The email, disguised as a Listserv command, asked readers to respond or click on an embedded link. More...

2 août 2018

Harvard Answers Back on Affirmative Action

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. New briefs from university provide an inside look at terms like "standard strong" and examples of Asian applicants whose ethnicity was viewed favorably and dispute statistical analysis provided by those claiming anti-Asian bias. More...

2 août 2018

Asian Backing for Harvard on Affirmative Action

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Monday was the day that various groups filed briefs in the lawsuit charging that Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants. Most of the briefs were fairly predictable, with many prominent colleges and higher education associations lining up behind Harvard. More...

1 août 2018

Legal foes renew charges of racial bias in Harvard admissions

University Business Magazine logoA group opposed to racial preferences in college admissions Monday rejected Harvard University’s argument that it lacks legal grounds to sue the school over alleged discrimination against Asian Americans. More...

1 août 2018

‘Stark pattern of discrimination’: Judge makes it easier for college students to vote

University Business Magazine logoA federal judge is making it easier for college students to vote in Florida, ruling this week that a provision barring early voting centers from university campuses is unconstitutional and intentionally discriminatory. More...

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