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...
View ArticleTaking 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...
View ArticleAn 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...
View ArticleAffirmative 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...
View ArticleIt’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...
View ArticleOrlando 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...
View ArticleJudge 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...
View ArticleSupreme 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...
View ArticleCollege 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...
View ArticleHarvard 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleLessons 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...
View ArticleAbout 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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