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Brown University President Expresses ‘Disappointment’ Over SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 03, 2023 8 Comments

"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"...

Karma: Harvard Legacy/Donor Admissions Practices Are Racist According To Civil Rights Complaint Just Filed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 03, 2023 64 Comments

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....

Boston University School of Law Offers Students Therapy Over Recent SCOTUS Rulings

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 02, 2023 48 Comments

"As a reminder, BU also offers a number of wellness resources that are willing and able to help students navigate these times."...

‘Proud’ Dem’s Racist Reaction to SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling Has Folks Wondering Progressive or Parody? (UPDATE: Bot Account)

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 01, 2023 19 Comments

"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!!!"...

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud – Video of Berkeley Law Dean Admitting To “Unstated Affirmative Action”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2023 40 Comments

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....

Bates College Prof Reveals Inside Look at ‘the Racial Gaming of Admissions’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 30, 2023 8 Comments

"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."...

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“This ruling represents a drastic retreat in the social position of higher education”

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 30, 2023 2 Comments

Professor Glenn Reynolds on the Supreme Court Affirmative Action ruling....

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Clarence Thomas Reading His Epic Takedown Of KBJ’s Affirmative Action Dissent Left Her “Visibly Angry”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2023 112 Comments

"JUSTICE JACKSON’s race-infused world view falls flat at each step...

SCOTUS “gave universities a narrow opening, and Harvard just announced it’s going to drive an affirmative action truck right through it”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2023 89 Comments

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....

‘Tyranny of a Minority’: The Left Freaks Out After Affirmative Action Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 29, 2023 133 Comments

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."...

Supreme Court: Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action “invalidated under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2023 91 Comments

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"...

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“more white Democrats (59%) than African Americans (47%) support affirmative action in college and university admissions”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2023 24 Comments

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...

Affirmative Action Often Hurts the People it Was Intended to Help

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 21, 2023 6 Comments

"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."...

Is Affirmative Action Hurting Black Students in Law Schools?

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 16, 2023 12 Comments

"The use of massive preferences was depressing Black outcomes so much that eliminating preferences would actually increase the number of Black lawyers."...

Hide the Ball: Columbia U Becomes First Ivy League School To Permanently Eliminate Required Standardized Admissions Testing

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 05, 2023 24 Comments

As affirmative action likely comes to an end later this SCOTUS term, higher ed will not give up its obsession with racial preferences, it'll just eliminate the key type of evidence relied upon by the Asian students in the Harvard case: Standardized test scores....

Clemson University Holds Town Hall Meeting to Address ‘Controversial’ Affirmative Action Bake Sale

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 11, 2023 5 Comments

"A lot of students requested Clemson to make a statement acknowledging the bake sale that took place and what action they are taking."...

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Affirmative Action in Texas Public Medical Schools

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2023 14 Comments

Complaint: "Each of the defendant medical schools and universities, along with nearly every medical school and university in the United States, discriminates on account of race and sex when admitting students by giving discriminatory preferences to females and non-Asian minorities, and by discriminating against whites,...

Stanford University Admits Discriminating Against Jews in the Past

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 05, 2023 6 Comments

"evidence of actions taken to suppress the number of Jewish students admitted to Stanford during the early 1950s"...

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