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More ways of defining diversity

Race is a complicated subject in American political life. It is no less so in college admissions. For decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has struggled with the issue of race in higher education. Its...

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Taking a stand on diversity

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear its first major affirmative action case since 2003, Harvard University, in partnership with 13 other universities, filed a brief last night defending the use...

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An issue that’s bigger in Texas

The controversial question of what role race should play in college admissions, if any, stands again before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. Two leading legal...

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Affirmative action policies remain

In a surprising move, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sent the question of affirmative action in college admissions back to the lower courts for reconsideration, in a case that examined how the...

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It’s the who, not the what

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Michigan ban on affirmative action is driving ongoing debates across the country about using race as a factor in the college admissions process, and...

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Orlando Patterson: Harvard made ‘stunning progress’ toward diversity in...

Social change can often seem to move at a snail’s pace, but longtime Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson told a campus audience Sunday that the University and the larger American society have come a...

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Judge upholds Harvard’s admissions policy

Federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs ruled in favor of Harvard Tuesday, upholding its practice of including race as one of many factors considered in reviewing applications to the College. The...

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Supreme Court to take Harvard admissions case

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it would hear oral arguments likely this October in a lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. The...

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College students discuss need to ensure diversity on campus

College students voiced strong support this week for admissions policies that consider the whole person, including their race, and enable colleges and universities to build diverse learning...

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Harvard students head for Supreme Court rally

More than 100 Harvard students are heading to Washington, D.C., to attend a Monday rally in support of campus diversity on the steps of the Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in lawsuits...

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The history, power, and potential of campus diversity

Education, with its power to transform lives, has long been a focal point in America’s struggle to address racial discrimination and cultivate a pluralistic democracy. The Supreme Court has for more...

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Lessons from Michigan, California in admissions case

How might America’s colleges and universities be changed by a Supreme Court ruling that ends race-conscious admissions? Data from the state university systems in California and Michigan paint a...

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About 100 rally to voice opposition to Supreme Court admissions case ruling

Nearly 100 marchers gathered Saturday in front of the John Harvard Statue to voice their opposition to last Thursday’s Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard...

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