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The music series is “intended to eliminate the formality and pretense often associated with classical music.”

What I learned answering calls to my university’s student helpline.

Harvard University is set to face trial on Monday over accusations that it discriminates against Asian-American applicants in a closely watched lawsuit that could influence the use of race as a factor in college admissions decisions.

The two groups dramatized the deep divisions on a case that is widely seen as a battle over affirmative action.

We’re mistaken for each other, but we’re not mistaken about ourselves.

The top gatekeeper for Harvard University’s undergraduate program will take the stand in Boston federal court on Monday, the first day of a high-profile trial in which Harvard will defend its use of race as a factor in admissions decisions.

Of course I’m grateful to have been admitted despite my background. But why shouldn’t I be critical?

Demonstrations reflect passions over the role of race in admissions on eve of trial in Boston.

A onetime liberal, Heather Mac Donald now believes identity politics threatens higher education and civilization itself.

What’s the business necessity for a president to live on a college’s premises?

The unintended consequence of making college more accessible.

On the University of North Carolina’s 225th birthday Friday, Chancellor Carol Folt issued a public apology for the university’s connections to slavery and injustice to African Americans.

A hazing backlash sparked by Timothy Piazza's death at Penn State could be the biggest existential threat to Greek life on campus, ever.

The racial-discrimination lawsuit against Harvard, which goes to trial this week, raises questions about far more than affirmative action.

When a Chinese company seeks to buy an American music college, opponents of the sale raise academic freedom concerns. Over the last several years, Chinese buyers have purchased a number of campuses in the U.S.

Stanford study finds that U.S. News and other rankings are based on factors that don't actually reflect what students and parents say they want in a college.

The dust-up was just one of several campus clashes this week as some students celebrated the appointment of the newest Supreme Court justice.

The latest front in the fight over affirmative action opens in a federal courtroom in Boston and could have lasting implications for colleges nationwide.