In Focus - Diversity

Federal appeals court says Michigan's electorate doesn't have right to ban public universities from considering race in admissions.

Study finds students are more likely to see gay and lesbian professors as biased than they are straight professors -- based on the same syllabus.

The "model minority" myth notwithstanding, many Asian students need help succeeding in college. A new association wants to make sure they get it.

Looking for savings, Tennessee State eliminates "low-producing" majors, including physics and Africana studies. Critics ask why a black college would cut such offerings.

U.S. Education Department expands on edict to colleges about not shutting out disabled students with technology.

Association's penalties for athletes' poor classroom performance particularly affect college sports' "have-nots" — especially black institutions.

State leaders who want to improve historically black colleges need to focus on students and budget fairness, not governance changes, writes James T. Minor.

U. of Washington aims to boost number of female professors in STEM fields by recruiting those in industry.