Republicans are celebrating a return to ‘merit-based’ education admissions while Democrats claim the Supreme Court’s decision will turn back the clock on racial justice.
President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted the Supreme Court decision that ended affirmation action for college admissions, arguing discrimination still exists in America.
Data from National Student Clearinghouse reveals female students accounted for 59.5% of all college enrollments in spring 2021, compared to 40.5% men.
With the Harvard affirmative action case a step closer to the Supreme Court, Asian American activists say much of their work involves dispelling myths about affirmative action's impacts.
The lawsuit charged that Harvard discriminated against Asian American students in order to boost African American and Hispanic enrollment.
"It would have been a game-changer in increasing diversity and representation at UC," one student from UCLA said of the rejected Proposition 16.
In his 2008 speech on race, then-candidate Obama explained why both Black people and white people feel dehumanized.
John Rudoff/GettyAn anti-affirmative action campaign used members of the Proud Boys for security—and is now claiming it didn’t realize its protection team was an organization labeled a hate group.On Nov. 5, voters in Washington state are set to decide on the future of Referendum 88, a measure that would allow affirmative action hiring in public […]
Harvard had cited the need to protect the privacy of applicants and students as well as the inner workings of its admissions process, arguing that various documents should be initially filed under seal pending the judge’s review. The Justice Department said it opposed Harvard’s request, joining Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), the group behind the […]