The Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action is ugly and frustrating – but no surprise
1 year, 6 months ago

The Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action is ugly and frustrating – but no surprise

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Schools are no longer allowed to consider the reality of racial discrimination and disadvantage as one factor in admissions — a decision which will almost certainly reduce the number of Black students on college campuses. States spent three times as much on white students as on Black students — disparities enabled by the fact that most Black students were forced into inferior, segregated schools. School busing programs, intended to integrate schools, were quite successful and raised both Black and white student achievement in places like Charlotte, North Carolina. Black students also are segregated in less affluent neighborhoods; seven in 10 attend high poverty schools, in contrast to only one in three white students.

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What college campuses look like after the end of affirmative action
3 months, 4 weeks ago

What college campuses look like after the end of affirmative action

CNN  

CNN — Samantha Greene, a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said she quickly noticed a difference in the student body when she stepped on campus in August. “We know each other, we talk to each other and there is just less of them.” Last week, UNC Chapel Hill released a profile of incoming freshman and …

Freshman classes provide glimpse of affirmative action ruling's impact on colleges
4 months ago

Freshman classes provide glimpse of affirmative action ruling's impact on colleges

Hindustan Times  

Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. “The unsatisfying answer is that it’s hard to know which one is having the bigger impact.” On Thursday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported drops in …

Why Black students are still disciplined at higher rates: Takeaways from AP's report
4 months, 1 week ago

Why Black students are still disciplined at higher rates: Takeaways from AP's report

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In many schools around the …

10 years after Ferguson, Black students still are kicked out of school at higher rates
4 months, 1 week ago

10 years after Ferguson, Black students still are kicked out of school at higher rates

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The last four years were …

College applications: High school seniors are applying to school for the first time since the Supreme Court gutted affirmative action. We know how this will go.
1 year, 2 months ago

College applications: High school seniors are applying to school for the first time since the Supreme Court gutted affirmative action. We know how this will go.

Slate  

They say the U.S. looks to California to see its future—and in the case of affirmative action, the Golden State was about 25 years ahead of the Supreme Court. All of that progress was essentially undone when the high court ruled on Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard in June, though the justices did leave some loopholes: Schools can still …

HBCUs brace for flood of applications after Supreme Court affirmative action decision
1 year, 3 months ago

HBCUs brace for flood of applications after Supreme Court affirmative action decision

LA Times  

Ozze Mathis, 17, a senior at Lynwood High School, is applying to Norfolk State University in Virginia, his top choice for its mechanical engineering program. “I could literally see overnight the additional growth,” said Theresa Price, who founded the Black College Expo in California in 1999 as a response to Proposition 209, which ended affirmative action in the state. “I …

Whitewashing slavery in US schools will teach students anti-Blackness
1 year, 4 months ago

Whitewashing slavery in US schools will teach students anti-Blackness

Al Jazeera  

At a press event in Utah on July 21, GOP presidential contender and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attempted to find the silver lining of American chattel slavery. DeSantis made these utterings while defending the Florida State Board of Education’s new standards for teaching African American history in public schools, which downplay and whitewash the enslavement of Africans in the Americas. …

The end of affirmative action will also hurt white students
1 year, 5 months ago

The end of affirmative action will also hurt white students

Al Jazeera  

The students admitted to US universities under the new, ‘race neutral’ regime won’t be receiving the ‘stellar’ education they hoped for. Even though white applicants will likely see greater acceptance rates under the new admissions regime, overall they too will be hurt by the end of affirmative action, a programme which – unbeknown to many – has actually been implemented …

How will US universities look after affirmative action?
1 year, 5 months ago

How will US universities look after affirmative action?

Al Jazeera  

It has been a 40-year fight in the United States over affirmative action, or taking race into consideration for university admissions. The ruling is the culmination of a concerted legal campaign by conservative activist Edward Blum and his organisation Students for Fair Admissions. Some US universities have stopped using affirmative action in the past, and the results show fewer minority …

Affirmative Action: Democratic Conservatism in India and the US
1 year, 6 months ago

Affirmative Action: Democratic Conservatism in India and the US

The Quint  

As Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her recent dissent too, the decision cemented "a superficial rule of colour blindness as a constitutional principle in an endemically segregated society where race has always mattered and continues to matter." The US states that already banned affirmative action in higher education have seen a drastic decline in the percentage of black students admitted …

Explained | What the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action means for colleges
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | What the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action means for colleges

The Hindu  

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 29 struck down race-conscious policies in college admissions, ending decades of precedent that had allowed schools nationwide to use such programs to increase the diversity of their student bodies. The Supreme Court decided two cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions, a group headed by Edward Blum, a conservative legal strategist who has spent …

U.S. Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity

The Hindu  

The United States Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity. Yet many also voiced optimism that they would find new ways to admit more Black and Hispanic students, despite evidence that eliminating the practice often leads …

Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher …

Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity. In states requiring race-neutral policies, many colleges saw enrollment drops among Black and Hispanic students, especially at selective colleges that historically have been mostly white. After …

US Supreme Court decision on quota admission divides America: Who said what
1 year, 6 months ago

US Supreme Court decision on quota admission divides America: Who said what

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court's striking down of race-based admissions at two universities has drawn contrasting reactions from Democrats and Republicans. Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023, after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, saying race cannot be a factor. Who said what: Joe Biden The president said the Supreme …

'Strongly disagree': President Biden on US Supreme Court's decision to end race-based college admissions
1 year, 6 months ago

'Strongly disagree': President Biden on US Supreme Court's decision to end race-based college admissions

Firstpost  

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he “strongly disagrees” with the US Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate race-based admissions policies and that the court “effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions.” “The Court has effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions. US Vice President Kamala Harris said the US Supreme Court’s decision is “a denial of opportunity”. The University …

In Ending Affirmative Action, Clarence Thomas Finally Gets What He Wanted
1 year, 6 months ago

In Ending Affirmative Action, Clarence Thomas Finally Gets What He Wanted

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Chief Justice John Roberts may have written the majority opinion for the U.S. Supreme Court that ended affirmative action on Thursday, but Justice Clarence Thomas may savor the moment the most. “I believe that there is a ‘moral constitutional equivalence’ … between laws designed to subjugate a race and those that distribute benefits on the basis of …

Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions?
1 year, 6 months ago

Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions?

Associated Press  

Colleges across the country will be forced to stop considering race in admissions under Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, ending affirmative action policies that date back decades. At Northeastern University, President Joseph E. Aoun said in a campus message the decision “will dramatically alter the use of race as a factor in college admissions.” HOW MANY COLLEGES CONSIDER RACE? But the …

US Apex Court Ruling on Affirmative Action in Colleges: What You Need to Know
1 year, 6 months ago

US Apex Court Ruling on Affirmative Action in Colleges: What You Need to Know

News 18  

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. The court’s conservative majority effectively overturned cases reaching back 45 years in invalidating admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s …

Democrats Rip 'Radical' Supreme Court Decision Axing Affirmative Action In Education
1 year, 6 months ago

Democrats Rip 'Radical' Supreme Court Decision Axing Affirmative Action In Education

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats on Thursday condemned the Supreme Court’s “extremist” decision to eliminate affirmative action in education, with some saying that its break from another decades-old precedent is the latest sign that the nation’s highest court is facing a legitimacy crisis. “By delivering a decision on affirmative action so radical as to deny young people seeking an education equal …

US Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in university admissions
1 year, 6 months ago

US Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in university admissions

Firstpost  

In a blockbuster decision that will force many American colleges to overhaul their admissions policies, the justices ruled in favor of a group called Students for Fair Admissions, founded by anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum The US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, effectively prohibiting affirmative action policies …

Equality, meritocracy, diversity! What does US court's ruling on ‘affirmative action’ entail for Asian-Americans?
1 year, 6 months ago

Equality, meritocracy, diversity! What does US court's ruling on ‘affirmative action’ entail for Asian-Americans?

Hindustan Times  

The United States Supreme Court delivered a groundbreaking ruling on affirmative action, which prohibits colleges from using race as a factor in admissions decisions. Students from Washington Adventist University look at their phones as news of the Supreme Court's decision pertaining to affirmative action is released outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building on June 29, 2023 in Washington, DC. From …

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down university race-conscious admissions policies
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down university race-conscious admissions policies

The Hindu  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious student admissions programs currently used at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in a sharp setback to affirmative action policies often used increase the number of Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority groups on campuses. The dispute presented the Supreme Court's conservative majority an opportunity to overturn its prior …

Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can’t be used
1 year, 6 months ago

Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can’t be used

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” From the White House, President Joe Biden said he “strongly, strongly” disagreed with the court’s ruling …

The gutting of affirmative action is a ‘clear and present danger’ to equal education, critics say
1 year, 6 months ago

The gutting of affirmative action is a ‘clear and present danger’ to equal education, critics say

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court’s landmark decision to bar colleges and universities from considering race as a specific basis for admission will make it more difficult for schools to achieve a diverse student population, civil rights leaders and education advocates say. Wisdom Cole, national director of the NAACP Youth & College Division, called the rollback of affirmative action a “dark …

Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions

NPR  

Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions Listen · 5:49 5:49 In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended race-conscious admission programs at colleges and universities across the country. Sponsor Message Chief Justice John …

US top court bans colleges from considering race in admissions
1 year, 6 months ago

US top court bans colleges from considering race in admissions

Al Jazeera  

US Supreme Court sides with groups arguing that race-conscious admissions programmes discriminate against some students. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that colleges must stop considering race as a factor in their admission policies, dealing a setback to so-called “affirmative action” efforts aimed at boosting the enrolment of Black and Latino students at top universities. Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …

Editorial: Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban is a catastrophic blow to the American dream
1 year, 6 months ago

Editorial: Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban is a catastrophic blow to the American dream

LA Times  

Harvard students Shruthi Kumar, left, and Muskaan Arshad rallied with other activists in Washington in October as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on challenges to affirmative action in college admissions. The Supreme Court‘s decision Thursday blocking higher educational institutions from using affirmative action policies when considering student applications will have catastrophic effects at a time when the nation is …

‘We’re really worried’: What do colleges do now after affirmative action ruling?
1 year, 6 months ago

‘We’re really worried’: What do colleges do now after affirmative action ruling?

LA Times  

In anticipation of the end of affirmative action, officials at Occidental College, above, have partnered with more community organizations to recruit from high schools with large numbers of students underrepresented in higher education. The ruling noted that the appellate court found Harvard’s affirmative action program resulted in fewer admissions of Asian American students and that the Ivy League campus’ assertion …

A lot of what you’ve heard about affirmative action is wrong
1 year, 6 months ago

A lot of what you’ve heard about affirmative action is wrong

LA Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions is certain to ripple across higher education for years. Experiences with diversity also help careers: In one study of major employers, 96% said it is “important” that employees be “comfortable working with colleagues, customers, and/or clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.” Affirmative action keeps qualified Asian students out of …

Opinion: Affirmative action isn’t hurting Asian Americans. Here’s why that myth survives
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: Affirmative action isn’t hurting Asian Americans. Here’s why that myth survives

LA Times  

Supporters of affirmative action in higher education rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court before oral arguments in Students for Fair Admissions vs. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions vs. University of North Carolina on Oct. 31, 2022. The Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, focusing on whether Harvard’s consideration of race in admissions …

As Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals
1 year, 7 months ago

As Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As an alternative to affirmative action, colleges from California to Florida already have tried a range of strategies to achieve the diversity they say is essential to their campuses. The campus is drawing more low-income students, but that hasn’t translated to racial diversity, said Erica Sanders, the director of undergraduate admissions at Michigan. After Oklahoma outlawed the practice …

Most in US say don’t ban race in college admissions but its role should be small: AP-NORC poll
1 year, 7 months ago

Most in US say don’t ban race in college admissions but its role should be small: AP-NORC poll

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most U.S. adults say the court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students’ race should ultimately play a major role in decisions, according to a new poll. But those polled were more likely to say factors including grades and …

Most in U.S. say don't ban race in college admissions but that role should be small: AP-NORC poll
1 year, 7 months ago

Most in U.S. say don't ban race in college admissions but that role should be small: AP-NORC poll

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the Supreme Court decides the fate of …

Commentary: Ending affirmative action won’t level the playing field. It took me over 30 years to do that for my family
2 years, 1 month ago

Commentary: Ending affirmative action won’t level the playing field. It took me over 30 years to do that for my family

LA Times  

My son chose “Hispanic or Latino/a/x” in the demographics section of college applications he began filling out two months ago. Opponents of affirmative action argue that simply by eliminating the “race/ethnicity” consideration, the college admission system will automatically convert into a level playing field for all students. My kids will not need the special consideration provided by affirmative action during …

Supreme Court takes up race-conscious college admissions
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court takes up race-conscious college admissions

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The future of affirmative action in higher education …

Op-Ed: The Supreme Court will end affirmative action. What happens next?
2 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: The Supreme Court will end affirmative action. What happens next?

LA Times  

A pro-affirmative action protester outside the Supreme Court during the 2015-’16 term, when race-conscious college admissions were last upheld. On Oct. 31, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a pair of cases challenging a practice long loathed by the conservative establishment: affirmative action in higher education admissions. As Thurgood Marshall once argued, “Unless our children begin to learn together, …

Conservative justices may end affirmative action in college admissions — and beyond
2 years, 2 months ago

Conservative justices may end affirmative action in college admissions — and beyond

LA Times  

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. following her formal investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court on Sept. 30. But the court’s conservatives, including Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., have argued in recent years that in order to comply with the Constitution and 1960s-era civil rights laws, admissions policies should be “colorblind” and “race neutral.” …

EXPLAINER: Supreme Court takes up race in college admissions
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: Supreme Court takes up race in college admissions

Associated Press  

— The Supreme Court has agreed to review a challenge to the consideration of race in college admission decisions, often known as affirmative action. That decision cleared colleges to consider consider race if it’s done in a “narrowly tailored” way to serve a “compelling interest.” The group’s appeal argued that the Grutter decision “endorsed racial objectives that are amorphous and …

EXPLAINER: Supreme Court takes up race in college admissions
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: Supreme Court takes up race in college admissions

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That decision cleared colleges to consider consider race if it's done in …

Op-Ed: If the Supreme Court bans affirmative action, it continues the U.S. legacy of racial discrimination
2 years, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: If the Supreme Court bans affirmative action, it continues the U.S. legacy of racial discrimination

LA Times  

The Supreme Court granting review on Monday to two cases about affirmative action is an ominous sign for diversity in higher education and advancing racial equality. Politics Supreme Court signals it may outlaw most affirmative action at universities The Supreme Court takes on affirmative action, and its conservative justices may be ready to forbid race as a factor in admissions …

Supreme Court signals it may outlaw most affirmative action at universities
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court signals it may outlaw most affirmative action at universities

LA Times  

The Supreme Court has voted to hear a pair of appeals contending that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are violating civil rights laws by giving preferences to some minority students seeking admission while discriminating against others, including Asian Americans. The justices voted to hear a pair of appeals contending that Harvard University, the nation’s …

Black on campus: navigating white people’s assumptions at elite universities.
5 years, 9 months ago

Black on campus: navigating white people’s assumptions at elite universities.

Slate  

Last Tuesday, federal authorities charged more than four dozen people in a Department of Justice investigation called “Operation Varsity Blues.” According to the indictment, wealthy parents paid about $25 million in bribes to test proctors, administrators, and sports coaches via a California-based college preparation business run by William “Rick” Singer. While Operation Varsity Blues uncovered the most explicit example of …

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