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[[File:Nonwhite privelege.jpg|thumb|Non-[[white privilege]] in universities. Non-whites are always accepted over whites, even when whites are the minority in the state.]]
[[File:US medical school acceptance rates 2013.png|thumb|US medical school acceptance rates prove institutionalized discrimination. Even states that claim not to have [[affirmative action]] still discriminate based on race.]]
A '''university''' is an institution of [[higher education]] and [[research]], which grants [[academic degree]]s at all levels ([[Bachelor's degree|bachelor]], [[Master's degree|master]], and [[doctorate]]) in a variety of subjects. A university provides both [[undergraduate education]] and [[postgraduate education]]. The word ''university'' is derived from the [[Latin]] ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', roughly meaning "community of teachers and [[academia|scholars]]".<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=5vgGE8_CGOEC&pg=PA748&lpg=PA748&dq=community+of+teachers+and+scholars+universitas+magistrorum+et+scholarium&source=web&ots=Q-K88OdXyH&sig=YqFluZHNcSWstv1oApgs34cMUdQ Google eBook of '''''Encyclopedia Britannica''''']</ref> They have a variety of activities such as [[debate]].
