Brown University has become the first Ivy League school to explicitly ban caste discrimination throughout its campus. The institution announced on Thursday that it included caste in its ...

Brown University now explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of caste, joining a number of US colleges and universities in shoring up protections against an ill-understood, insidious form of ...

But for many advocates and student leaders, the tweak to California State University’s anti-discrimination policy that quietly went into effect on January 1 was a civil rights victory: An ...

The prevalence of caste system in people’s minds still looms over our so-called modern world. Despite living in an era of education and technology, parents in general still believe in maintaining ...

As an institution of higher education founded on the principles of equitable access and inclusion, Brandeis University celebrates the diversity of its faculty, staff, students and alumni. It is in ...

California leaders are debating a bill to ban caste discrimination statewide. Some South Asians, many miles away from their homes, say they are suffering from experiences with discrimination that ...

As a young girl growing up in Ajmer, a small town in the Western Indian state of Rajasthan, journalist and author, Yashica Dutt, 38, says that she was painfully aware of the many sacrifices her mother ...

In Bihar, caste and politics have long been intertwined — and now, social media has become the newest front in this old battle. From catchy Bhojpuri songs to slick video reels, political supporters ...

Bihar offers a fascinating case for studying how voters decide whom to support. With a long history of caste-based politics, shifting religious coalitions and development challenges, Bihar's politics ...