How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.

For decades, federal officers have had to rely on more than race or ethnicity to stop and question someone over citizenship.

Born Equal: Eliminating Ethnicity and Race from Birth Certificates This article discusses how racial categories, rooted in social history, are used in records and society. It argues race isn’t ...

Racial and ethnic achievement gaps are already large by the time kids reach elementary school. One explanation for these achievement gaps is the greater likelihood that Black and Hispanic students ...

Harvard will forbid alumni interviewers from including any information about an applicant’s race, ethnicity, or national ...

Humans are far more similar than they are different, and more interconnected than most individuals realize. At the genetic level, any two people are more than 99 percent the same as each other, no ...

At UD, the study of race and ethnic studies focuses on developing you intercultural competencies through the lens of race, ethnicity and social justice. By giving you the awareness, context and theory ...

US Department of Agriculture data reveals most recipients are white, US-born citizens, followed by minorities.

The relationship between language and ethnic identity has long occupied a central place in social, cultural and political ...

Two departments will be shuttered after this year. Courses that remain intact will move under the umbrella of the English ...

Texas Christian University officials cite low enrollment, but faculty members say that’s only part of the story.