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 top schools It’s hard to know why students are accepted or rejected by top colleges because their admissions process is usually shrouded in secrecy. But Asian Americans make up the largest share of students of color at most selective institutions — disproportionately so — including those that use affirmative action. Proposition 16 was endorsed by the UC Board of Regents, all 10 campus chancellors and major student organizations, which blamed the 27-year statewide ban on affirmative action for particularly hurting Black and Latino enrollment.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The end of affirmative action won’t change much for them, some Asian Americans say
1 year, 6 months ago

The end of affirmative action won’t change much for them, some Asian Americans say

LA Times  

People with the Asian American Coalition for Education rally outside of the Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday. She believed that admission to elite colleges was stacked against Asian Americans — “You’re competing for a very little number of seats with all these qualified Asian kids,” she said. “The college process is so unclear in how it works …

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 …

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 …

Opinion: The affirmative action calamity brewing at the Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: The affirmative action calamity brewing at the Supreme Court

LA Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to hand down a decision in two explosive affirmative action cases. That argument — that affirmative action is constitutional but should be “limited in time” — was made most famously by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in the case of Grutter vs. Bollinger. Now with O’Connor’s supposed deadline approaching, the Supreme Court is …

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 …

Affirmative action under threat as high court hears UNC case
2 years, 2 months ago

Affirmative action under threat as high court hears UNC case

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Once a bastion of segregation, the University of North Carolina now takes account of race to make up for its sordid history and to increase the number of Black students and other underrepresented minorities on campus. Even now, U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs noted in her 2021 decision upholding the university’s program, underrepresented minorities win admission …

Politically liberal California rejects affirmative action
4 years, 2 months ago

Politically liberal California rejects affirmative action

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The campaign to reinstate affirmative action in overwhelmingly Democratic California had money, momentum and big-name backers, including Black celebrities Issa Rae and Ava DuVernay, but voters in the most populated state rejected the measure. James Taylor, a political science professor at the University of San Francisco, said the proposition suffered from several factors: the coronavirus pandemic and …

A week before election, affirmative action measure Prop. 16 has Latinos divided, uncertain
4 years, 2 months ago

A week before election, affirmative action measure Prop. 16 has Latinos divided, uncertain

LA Times  

Yazmin Lope supports Prop. “Passing Proposition 16 would only mask a very big problem that we have in poor-quality public schools,” said Cruz, who is running against Democratic incumbent Evan Low. “So they’ll only end up in debt, frustrated and without a graduation certificate.” On the opposite side of the Proposition 16 debate — emphatically — is Yazmin Lope, owner …

Californians to vote on racial, gender preference programs
4 years, 3 months ago

Californians to vote on racial, gender preference programs

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — A California with vastly different political preferences and demographics is voting on whether to allow affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions — nearly a quarter century after voters outlawed programs that give preference based on race and gender. Supporters of Proposition 16 include U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California, the Democratic nominee for U.S. …

California voters to decide fate of affirmative action ban
4 years, 6 months ago

California voters to decide fate of affirmative action ban

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s 1996 ban on affirmative action policies will be tested at ballot box in November as voters will decide whether governments and public colleges and universities can consider race in their hiring and admissions decisions — all against the backdrop of a presidential election and cultural upheaval over racial injustice. “Quit lying to yourselves and saying race …

University of California endorses affirmative action measure
4 years, 6 months ago

University of California endorses affirmative action measure

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California’s governing board voted Monday to unanimously support a measure to restore affirmative action programs and repeal a controversial statewide ban that has been blamed for a decline in diversity in the prestigious university system. In the meeting held by teleconference, Napolitano said that since the passage of Proposition 209, “many of us have …

California Assembly backs repealing affirmative action ban
4 years, 7 months ago

California Assembly backs repealing affirmative action ban

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A decades-long push to let California’s public universities and government agencies consider race when making admissions and hiring decisions passed its first test Wednesday as more than two-thirds of the state Assembly voted to put the question on the ballot in November. California has banned affirmative action-type programs since 1996 when 55% of voters agreed to amend …

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