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Is Princeton 'Pretending' to Recruit Students of Color?

An Asian-American Yale student filed a complaint against Princeton University for allegedly rejecting him on the basis of race. Jian Liu, who scored perfectly on his SATs, claims the school's race-conscious admissions policies are rigged to sustain its historically white culture under the pretense of progressivism. Is there any merit to his claims? Read more.  

Is UM Giving Up on Affirmative Action?

After two months of legal battles over the application of Michigan's affirmative-action ban to university admissions policies ended unfavorably last week, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, who avidly supported UM's affirmative-action policies, appears to be giving up. Why? Read more.  

Why Is 'Rapping' the Penalty for Littering?

One of two black men stopped by a Tempe, Ariz. police sergeant for littering, who avoided a fine by agreeing to rap about his "crime" on a local TV station, is suing the city for $500,000. Louis Baker, a Chicago music artist, says he was subjected to mockery as a result of this experience and has developed a stutter. Read more.  

Meat-Packer Accused of Seeking Undocumented Labor

Former employees in Texas accused Colorado-based meatpacker Swift & Co. of deliberate actions to hire undocumented workers in order to lower wages. More than one thousand undocumented workers were arrested after a federal raid of Swift locations in six states last month. Read more.  

Why So Few Women in Science?

Women have closed the gender gap in science and engineering-related occupations some in the last 40 years, but swifter gains in other industries has some academics wondering why talented women are opting to avoid math-based fields. Women are prepared for math at the high-school level, so what's driving them away from it once they get to college? Read more.

Sen. Johnson Condition 'Fair': Can He Recover?

Now that the 110th Congress has been sworn in, the Democrats officially hold the majority. But South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson, whose unexpected brain hemorrhage last month put the Democratic majority at risk, still must live to serve his term. Johnson's health recently was upgraded from critical to fair, but he uses a ventilator and can't speak. What's his long-term prognosis, and what does this mean for the Democrats? Read more.

Duke Professor Resigns From Race Committee

After accusations that members of Duke's men's lacrosse team demeaned a black woman with racial slurs drew national attention to its diversity commitment, the university formed a race-relations committee to address student concerns. But now that Duke has decided to allow two of the members back to campus, the head of that committee—a top black professor—is leaving the university. And she's not the first.  Read more.

U.S. Education Dept. to Challenge ABA Diversity Standard

The American Bar Association's decision to add diversity as a component of law schools' accreditation requirements was challenged and subsequently upheld. But the U.S. Dept. of Education has said it will appeal that decision. Does that department have any business questioning ABA's standard? ABA leaders say "no," to which one conservative blogger says "you're wrong."  Read more.  

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