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Do you know the 3 branches of U.S. government? Many don’t, leading to a push for civics education
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Do you know the 3 branches of U.S. government? Many don’t, leading to a push for civics education

LA Times  

On the first day of his American National Government class, professor Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Last year, North Carolina Republicans introduced the REACH Act, an acronym for “Reclaiming College Education on America’s Constitutional Heritage.” The bill required undergraduates to take at least three credit hours in American government and read a series …

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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 …

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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 …

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Fraternity counterprotesters on campus.
8 months ago

Fraternity counterprotesters on campus.

Slate  

The most memorable images from last week’s campus protests at the University of Mississippi will come not from the pro-Palestine activists who held a 30-person rally in a barricaded area, but from the much larger opposition they met: jeering white students, bedecked in patriotic clothing, overwhelming in numbers, mocking the protesters for their physical appearance, cheering for Donald Trump, clearly …

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Trump and Republicans line up to praise frat boys as they wade into campus protests
8 months ago

Trump and Republicans line up to praise frat boys as they wade into campus protests

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Fox News, hosts claimed the student occupying campus quads were pro-Hamas and “entitled.” …

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Steady ascent or sudden splash? North Carolina governor’s race features men who took different paths
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Steady ascent or sudden splash? North Carolina governor’s race features men who took different paths

Associated Press  

ROXBORO, N.C. — One candidate is an Ivy League-educated attorney who over 25 years amassed allies as he climbed North Carolina’s Democratic ladder. “And he’s passionate about the things that we’re passionate about.” But GOP primary rivals State Treasurer Dale Folwell and trial attorney Bill Graham question whether Robinson can win a general election following harsh comments he’s made in …

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Breast cancer is deadlier for Black women. A study of mammograms could help close the gap
1 year, 2 months ago

Breast cancer is deadlier for Black women. A study of mammograms could help close the gap

Associated Press  

Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? “We added more international sites to enhance the trial’s diversity, particularly for Hispanic and Asian women,” said Dr. Etta Pisano, who leads the study. At the U.S. study sites, 21% of study participants are Black women — that’s higher than a typical cancer treatment study, in which 9% …

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Are 3-D mammograms better than standard imaging? A diverse study aims to find out
1 year, 2 months ago

Are 3-D mammograms better than standard imaging? A diverse study aims to find out

LA Times  

Carole Stovall, 72, is a participant in the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial. “We all need a mammogram anyway, so why not do it with a study that allows the scientists to understand more and move closer to finding better treatments and ways of maybe even preventing it?” Stovall said. “We added more international sites to enhance the trial’s diversity, …

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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 …

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Nikole Hannah-Jones slams 'rich white people' after SCOTUS outlaws affirmative action
1 year, 6 months ago

Nikole Hannah-Jones slams 'rich white people' after SCOTUS outlaws affirmative action

Daily Mail  

New York Times' 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones claimed Justice Clarence Thomas is 'irrelevant here' following the outlawing of affirmative action New York Times' 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones slammed 'wealthy white people' on the Supreme Court after SCOTUS overturned affirmative action in college admissions, claiming Justice Clarence Thomas is 'irrelevant here.' New York Times' 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones …

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In the Supreme Court chamber, the subject was race, the mood was somber, the criticism harsh
1 year, 6 months ago

In the Supreme Court chamber, the subject was race, the mood was somber, the criticism harsh

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the Supreme Court ruling striking down race-based admissions in higher education, but it was the three justices who make the court the most diverse in its 233-year history who marked the stark, embittered battle lines over affirmative action. Racialism simply cannot be undone by different or more racialism.” Thursday’s court ruling, he said, …

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Exposed the Supreme Court’s “Colorblind” Lie
1 year, 6 months ago

Ketanji Brown Jackson Exposed the Supreme Court’s “Colorblind” Lie

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. “Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts in a majority opinion he’s doubtless been honing in his dreams for almost as long as affirmative action has existed. It is deployed most frequently by Justice Clarence Thomas for …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Essential Politics: Ron DeSantis versus the College Board
1 year, 10 months ago

Essential Politics: Ron DeSantis versus the College Board

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis’ administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African-American studies from being taught in high schools. Ron DeSantis, a potential candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is threatening to cut his state’s ties with the College Board, the organization that develops Advanced Placement classes for college-bound high school students. Next, DeSantis and Florida conservatives turned their …

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No. 9 Arkansas takes control late, tops UNC Greensboro 65-58
2 years, 1 month ago

No. 9 Arkansas takes control late, tops UNC Greensboro 65-58

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “In virtually his second game, to have 22 points, especially when we only scored 65, if he doesn’t have a good scoring night, we probably don’t win tonight,” Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said. Arkansas’s poor shooting in the first half led to the Hogs having …

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Americans by wide margins want race kept OUT of college admissions
2 years, 2 months ago

Americans by wide margins want race kept OUT of college admissions

Daily Mail  

Americans by wide margins don't want colleges considering race when they pick students — polling that suggests Americans would get behind the Supreme Court overruling affirmative action policies. The Supreme Court is weighing the legality of race-conscious admissions rules in cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, which imperil affirmative action schemes nationally. Supporters of affirmative action …

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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.” …

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UNC-Chapel Hill settles with Hannah-Jones in tenure flap
2 years, 5 months ago

UNC-Chapel Hill settles with Hannah-Jones in tenure flap

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The flagship school of North Carolina’s university system announced Friday that it has reached a settlement with the journalist who ultimately shunned the school in an extended dispute over tenure and joined a historically Black university. David Boliek, chairman of the Board of Trustees at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the settlement …

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UNC may keep affirmative action in admissions, judge says
3 years, 2 months ago

UNC may keep affirmative action in admissions, judge says

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s flagship public university can continue to consider race as a factor in its undergraduate admissions, rebuffing a conservative group’s argument that affirmative action disadvantages white and Asian students. The group contended that UNC had gone too far in using race as a factor in admissions and had thus “intentionally …

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Black students, faculty: UNC needs self-examination on race
3 years, 6 months ago

Black students, faculty: UNC needs self-examination on race

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When the University of North Carolina first declined to vote on granting tenure to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, kicking off a protracted battle marked by allegations of racism and conservative backlash over her work examining the legacy of slavery, Black students and faculty at UNC saw yet another example of the institution’s failure to welcome and support …

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Tenure struggle ends with Hannah-Jones charting new course
3 years, 6 months ago

Tenure struggle ends with Hannah-Jones charting new course

Associated Press  

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Black investigative journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for her groundbreaking work on the bitter legacy of slavery in the U.S. announced Tuesday that she will not join the faculty at the University of North Carolina following an extended tenure fight marked by allegations of racism and conservative backlash about her work. “But we don’t have …

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Tenure Offer, Will Teach At Howard University Instead
3 years, 6 months ago

Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Tenure Offer, Will Teach At Howard University Instead

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer-winning journalist and creator of the “1619 Project,” has turned down a tenured position at the University of North Carolina and will be accepting a role at Howard University instead. Hannah-Jones, who will become a tenured member of the faculty at the historically Black university’s Cathy Hughes School of Communications, made the announcement Tuesday during …

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