Apology as ‘Manipulative Ploy’
By Colleen Flaherty. U.S. appeals court sides with Lafayette College after a former professor accused of harassment alleges he was discriminated against and ultimately fired for being emotional in front of students. More...
SUNY Binghamton engineering professor offends by asking about "white" engineering society in response to email from black
By Colleen Flaherty. SUNY Binghamton engineering professor offends many by asking about a “white” engineering society in response to an email from a black students’ group. More...
Cal Poly Suspends Fraternity Over Blackface Incident
By Grace Bird. California Polytechnic State University has temporarily suspended its Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity chapter after a photo of a member in blackface was posted to Instagram this weekend, according to The Tribune, a San Luis Obispo newspaper. More...
4 Students Removed From Sorority for Racial Slur
By Grace Bird. Four students at the University of Miami in Ohio were removed from their sorority Monday when a video of them singing a racial slur as part of a rap song emerged on social media, according to The Enquirer, which relied in part on reporting from the Miami Student. More...
Racist Email Sent to Colorado College Students
By Grace Bird. Colorado Springs police are investigating who sent a racist email to students and employees at Colorado College, KKTV reported. More...
Protests at DePauw Over Racist Messages
By Scott Jaschik. The video linked here shows the interruption of the press conference shortly after the five-minute mark. In the photo below, the students stand in front of the university officials who had been holding the press conference. More...
The Missing Black Students
By Scott Jaschik. Undermatching continues to limit opportunities for students, study finds, with impact on graduation rates as well. More...
Where Colleges Recruit … and Where They Don't
By Scott Jaschik. New study finds that colleges go where students are likely to be white and wealthy. More...
Brandeis Fires Coach After Bias Complaints
By Scott Jaschik. Brandeis University has fired its men's basketball coach following two investigations of his conduct. The first inquiry was last year and examined allegations of "preferential and discriminatory treatment, unprofessional behavior, and racially biased harassment," the university said. More...