| By Eric Hoover Shifts in economics and student demographics, along with resurgent activism, have altered the tenor of the discussion about affirmative action over the past eight years. |
| By Peter Schmidt The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of the University of Texas both fleshes out how colleges can stay out of legal trouble and blunts some of the weapons used to attack affirmative action. |
| How might the Supreme Court's latest ruling change the college-admissions landscape? Get up to speed with a collection of past Chronicle coverage. |
| Students By Katherine Mangan A deadlocked vote by the justices preserves a lower court’s ruling against a proposal that would have shielded from deportation many parents and siblings of college students. |
| Government By Eric Kelderman The recommendation to strip the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools of its federal recognition won’t be the final word. But it starts a process that could lead to the agency’s demise. |
| The Chronicle Review Some scholars argue that the reading list represents neither diversity nor a commitment to social justice. |
| Lingua Franca Latin American traditions, languages, literature, and histories inform North American culture in many ways, says Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera. So why are U.S. Spanish departments so Eurocentric? |
| Vitae By Dan Royles The latest in a series of interviews with rookie academics about what they learned in their first year on the tenure track. |
| ProfHacker Talking to reporters needn't be terrifying. Here are some links with suggests for preparing. |
