Affirmative Action Tag

Trump Says No Tax Breaks for Private Schools That Discriminate on Race

Posted by Matt Lamb on September 03, 2026 17 Comments

Private schools cannot discriminate on the basis of race, the Trump administration said. A proposed regulation would codify decades of Supreme Court cases....

Documents Suggest UC Berkeley Law Using Personal Statements to Get Around Affirmative Action Ban

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 02, 2026 2 Comments

"For candidates on the borderline of a passing score on our test, we considered strengths they showed in other parts of their applications, and experiences they would bring to the table"...

DOJ: George Washington U. Med Prioritized Racial Diversity Over Merit in Admissions

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 28, 2026 1 Comment

“GW Med’s admissions practices reveal an intent to prioritize racial diversity over merit, which is unlawful and poses legitimate public health consequences for the patients its future doctors will serve”...

UC-Berkeley Student Paper Worried About Lack of Minority Admissions

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2026 8 Comments

“a deep concern”...

Court Revives U. Pittsburgh Prof’s Lawsuit After Demotion for Criticizing Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 17, 2026 0 Comments

"In 2020, Wang published an article in the Journal of American Heart Association arguing affirmative action harmed the medical academy"...

California Stealth Attempt To Reinstate Affirmative Action In Education Opposed By Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2026 5 Comments

"Rather than an outright repeal, ACA 7 seeks to so thoroughly narrow Prop 209's constitutional protections as to constitute a de facto repeal as relates to education."...

Supreme Court has Changed the Racial Mix in College Enrollment

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 05, 2026 2 Comments

"based on recently released federal data"...

Feds Sue Minnesota Over Discriminatory ‘Affirmative Action Regime’

Posted by Jane Coleman on January 15, 2026 14 Comments

Minnesota requires state agencies to “justify” and receive approval before hiring employees who are not female, black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, or Alaskan native....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8KLnvgk6Mw

Hispanic, Black First-Year Enrollment at Cornell Increases in Second Year After Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 06, 2025 2 Comments

"The percentage of first-year undergraduate students enrolled within the BHI category increased from 15.7 percent in Fall 2024 to 18 percent in Fall 2025."...

Michelle Obama: From Princeton to the White House — and Still No Gratitude

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on November 02, 2025 59 Comments

“You said 'we were all too aware that as a first black couple, we couldn’t afford any missteps.' And you also say 'as a black woman, I was under a particularly white, hot glare.' Did you feel that?"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yeyzmGr4zY

Descendents of Former Slaves Given College Admissions Preferences Under California Legislation

Posted by Timothy R. Snowball on October 01, 2025 37 Comments

In its continuing mission to be the wokest state in the union, my home state has now taken performative, virtue-signaling politics to a whole new low....

Trump Requiring Colleges to Prove Non-Race Based Admissions

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 07, 2025 9 Comments

"Greater transparency is essential to exposing unlawful practices and ultimately ridding society of shameful, dangerous racial hierarchies."...

Naval Academy Certifies It Is Permanently Ceasing Using Race in Admissions

Posted by James Nault on June 17, 2025 22 Comments

"the consideration of race and ethnicity in admissions at the Naval Academy does not promote military cohesiveness, lethality, recruitment, retention, or legitimacy; national security; or any other governmental interest”...

Trump Administration Lowers Funding Boom on Harvard: “A bloodbath”

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 17, 2025 48 Comments

"even after the funding freeze, many researchers held out hope that the freeze would be lifted or their particular projects would be exempted"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gICYjW1hF0

Trump Admin. Investigating Whether Harvard is Complying With SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 16, 2025 5 Comments

"If it is found liable, Harvard will have to return money to the government and could be fined hundreds of millions of dollars."...

Pete Hegseth Bans Affirmative Action at Military Service Academies

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 14, 2025 3 Comments

"The schools have until the end of the 2026 admissions cycle to comply."...

Group Behind Harvard Affirmative Action Case Sues UCLA Medical School for Race Discrimination

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 10, 2025 4 Comments

"University administrators in their official and personal capacities will face vigorous legal challenges if they use race and racial proxies in the admissions process."...

UCLA Students Protest Prof for Opposing Race-Based Admissions

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 22, 2025 7 Comments

“When we stand up, we get power. When we get power, they get scared.”...

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