Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action
Poll: Public Opposes Affirmative Action
Jul 08, 2016
Supreme Court decision, praised by college leaders, is opposed by nearly two-thirds of adult Americans. Support is higher for considering athletic ability or alumni child status than race in admissions.

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Whites, Asians Need Not Apply
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Experts consider where colleges could face the most scrutiny over affirmative action
August 3, 2017
U of Texas prevailed in affirmative action case in large part because of its research. Will other colleges be able to match that analysis? And will legal and political battles change if focus is on rejected Asian-American applicants?
Poll finds public opposition to considering race and ethnicity in college admissions
July 8, 2016
Supreme Court decision, praised by college leaders, is opposed by nearly two-thirds of adult Americans. Support is higher for considering athletic ability or alumni child status than race in admissions.
The Fisher case on affirmative action reflects the strength of our democracy (essay)
June 27, 2016
The measured compromises coming out of the affirmative action rulings over the past decades exemplify the strength of our democracy, writes Michele S. Moses.
The problems with Justice Anthony Kennedy's opinion in the Fisher II case (essay)
June 27, 2016
Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas significantly undermines the very goals the court hopes to achieve, argues George A. Nation III.
The Supreme Court made the right decision on Fisher (essay)
June 24, 2016
The Supreme Court ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin restores constitutional order to college admissions, writes Michael A. Olivas.
Next steps colleges should consider after the Supreme Court's Fisher decision (essay)
June 24, 2016
The Supreme Court's ruling in the Fisher case preserves existing precedent, but it also gives colleges and universities much more specific insight into what it looks like to align with the court's framework and expectations, writes Terri Taylor.
Supreme Court upholds consideration of race in admissions
June 24, 2016
Surprise ruling comes in much-litigated dispute over policies at University of Texas at Austin. Higher ed leaders see formula they can embrace for continuing their current policies.
Elite colleges should not penalize Asian applicants (essay)
May 13, 2016
Whatever the Supreme Court says about affirmative action, it is time for elite colleges to stop favoring white applicants over Asian Americans, writes Hrishikesh Joshi.  
Scalia's record, higher education and pending affirmative action case
February 15, 2016
Justice's death may not change outcome on affirmative action, which he opposed. His record includes key votes and dissents on issues of black colleges, hate speech, single-sex public higher education and church-state line.
Racial inequality on campuses must be dealt with on many different fronts (essay)
December 17, 2015
Racial inequality on campuses plays out in a variety of ways that must be dealt with on many different fronts, says Judith Shapiro.

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