On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court’s decision to end race-conscious admission in higher education reverberated nationwide. Just two weeks later, the New York Times shed light on the preferential ...

Despite outlawing the caste system in its 1990 constitution and banning discrimination against the lowest caste in a 2001 law, Nepal — 80 percent Hindu — remains a place where the concept of ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...