"They're asking for a lot. They're asking for what would obviously bankrupt the state”...
Our Op-Ed at Fox News Digital: "You probably think the Supreme Court just ended racial discrimination in university admissions, euphemistically called affirmative action, and a new day of equal treatment without regard to race or skin color has dawned. You are mostly wrong."...
My appearance on the Tony Katz show about how higher ed will try to evade the recent SCOTUS Affirmative Action ruling: "It is part of their core philosophy on life. It is part of their core being. It's why diversity, equity, and inclusion has become...
Despite attempts to cast racial preferences as merely a helping hand to minority applicants, those preferences ultimately mean that a proportional amount of non-minority individuals will be rejected based, in part, on their race....
"As we analyze the decisions, I want to underscore that Brown is and will remain firmly committed to advancing the diversity that is central to achieving the highest standards of academic excellence"...
The colleges and universities that have been the most aggressive and belligerent in defending illegal race-based affirmative action are finding their most cherished and lucrative admissions practices challenged: Legacy and Donor preferences....
"As a reminder, BU also offers a number of wellness resources that are willing and able to help students navigate these times."...
"Today's Supreme Court decision is a direct attack on Black people. No Black person will be able to succeed in a merit-based system which is exactly why affirmative-action based programs were needed. Today's decision is a TRAVESTY!!!"...
Statement by Dean of Berkeley Law School shows how affirmative action continues but has gone underground in states like California where it is banned, a phenomenon we will see nationally after the Supreme Court's Harvard/UNC decision....
"Seemingly everyone I interacted with as a tutor — white or brown, rich or poor, student or parent — believed that getting into an elite college required what I came to call racial gamification."...
Professor Glenn Reynolds on the Supreme Court Affirmative Action ruling....
"JUSTICE JACKSON’s race-infused world view falls flat at each step...
Today's decision was a major achievement, don't get me wrong. But the battle is just getting started to enforce this victory for equal protection....
The NYT: "The major ruling curtails race-conscious college admissions in the U.S., all but ensuring that elite institutions become whiter and more Asian and less Black and Latino."...
Chief Justice Roberts for the 6-3 majority: "The race-based admissions systems that respondents employ also fail to comply with the twin commands of the Equal Protection Clause that race may never be used as a “negative” and that it may not operate as a stereotype"...
Seeming uniformity of support on liberal campuses and HR departments does not reflect reality: "Americans are more than twice as likely to say that the consideration of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions makes the overall admissions process less fair (49%) rather than more fair...
"Every year thousands of black and Hispanic students, who have been led to believe that a college degree is well within reach and a first step toward economic success, are admitted to schools for which they barely qualify."...
"The use of massive preferences was depressing Black outcomes so much that eliminating preferences would actually increase the number of Black lawyers."...
