Even with challenges set forth by court and voting decisions, the University of Michigan's president is still "committed to diversity." Listen to NPR's "All Things Considered" to learn more.

Because of a new amendment to Michigan's state constitution that bans affirmative action, the University of Michigan has responded by changing its admission rules. Learn how students and different groups are responding to this.

The emotionally-charged issues of race, affirmative action, school diversity, and segregation are explored in response to a Supreme Court case involving K-12 schools. Listen to arguments for and against "racial quotas" in public schools.

Michigan, with the November 2006 elections, became the third state to ban affirmative action. What does that mean for the University of Michigan and other public entities? Listen to NPR's "All Things Considered" to learn more.

Learn about two cases the U.S. Supreme Court will review, each of which involves the use of affirmative action in public schools. Part of NPR's "Day to Day."

How will former President Gerald Ford be remembered? Listen to this commentary on Ford, "a personable, good-natured president." Includes clips of Ford speaking, from speeches and interviews. From NPR's "All Things Considered."

Listen to "All Things Considered" report on female casualities in the Iraq war. From May 2005.

A May 2005 report from "All Things Considered," this discusses the failed effort by the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee to "limit the role of women in combat."

Listen to an interview with Abby Pickett, who served in Iraq in the National Guard and shares her experiences on the front lines. From "Day to Day," May 2005.

Explore the role of women in the military by learning about female soldiers and a bill in Congress that "would further limit the roles women can play in the armed forces." A "Talk of the Nation" report from May 2005.

This is a "Morning Edition" report on the House Armed Services Committee's 2005 vote, which would limit the role of women in combat.

In May 2005, "a sub-committee of the House Armed Services Committe adopted an amendment" that would limit women's role in combat. Learn what Army leaders, veterans, supporters, and opponents have to say about this in an "All Things...

How has the Iraq war--and the role of women in it--affected the family members at home? Explore women in the military today with this "Weekend Edition Saturday" report from May 2005.

Female soldiers who have returned from Iraq share their experiences at war. From "Talk of the Nation," March 2005.

This "All Things Considered" report has statistics on women on the battlefields (today and in past wars) and how women are affected by involvement in war.

In reaction to the Michigan ban on affirmative action, commentator Lestor Spence reflects on how affirmative action has affected him and how this ban may be a disservice to those who voted for it.

Will getting rid of affirmative action "result in a better, more perfect union?" This report from "News & Notes" explores this question.

NPR reports on the finding of a groups of letters from Otto Frank in which he tries desperately to save his family from the impending Nazi doom.

Jasmyne Cannick, whom Essence magazine listed as one of the top 25 "Women Shaping the World," discusses homosexuality in the African-American community, the issues black gays and lesbians face, and more.

Learn about a controversial game conducted by NYU's Republican Club, and how people at the university, who were both in favor and against the game, reacted. From "Morning Edition," February, 2007.

Check out this February 22, 2007, report on the federal government's "raid on a company that contracts cleaning and grounds maintenance services." Learn what resulted from it and the surrounding controversy. From "All Things Considered."

Listen to a report on a controversial federal program through which a North Carolina county is permitted to deport illegal immigrants with criminal records. Learn how Alamance County is using the money given to it by the government.

Learn about a controversial "crackdown" on illegal immigrants and the advocates who are seeking to stop the deportation of immigrant workers. From "Morning Edition," February 15, 2007.

Should illegal immigrants be able to get credit cards? The Bank of America's "pilot program" that offers illegal immigrants credit cards is being tested in Los Angeles. Learn about it in this "All Things Considered" report.