Race

What the research says about the benefits of racial diversity on academic performance.

Affirmative action, student-debt relief, and critical race theory have all been in the news. Dish up some pie, and let’s dig in.

Over 800 colleges shifted to test-optional policies between the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2021.

Advocates say the Black Lives Matter movement, proud and famous alumni, and a sustained public-relations campaign have resulted in an uptick in positive headlines, donations, and enrollment. But they wonder if it’s enough, and how long it will last.

U.S. Supreme Court justices asked what students will be allowed to write about if race-conscious admissions are outlawed.

The abrupt closure of thousands of campuses over the past two decades has disproportionately harmed students of color, a new report finds.

College campuses are growing increasingly diverse. Here are some things that two students of color say improved their college experience.

A 1968 student uprising at the Tuskegee Institute married practical demands with political vision.

The U.S. Census categorizes people with this heritage as white, even when they don’t identify that way; we introduce a newsletter about race in admissions; and more.

The conservative justices seemed skeptical of the colleges’ longstanding practice. The more liberal minority wondered if a race-neutral strategy would exacerbate the very problem it was claiming to fix.