On Thursday, a federal appeals court threw out Michigan’s controversial voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college admissions and public hiring. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled 8-7 that 2006′s “Proposal 2” is unconstitutional because it presented a burden to opponents. “It means thousands of black and Latino students will now…
I am perplexed by the Fisher vs. The University of Texas case that is being addressed in the Supreme Court. Call me pessimistic, but with the Rockefeller Laws leading to mass incarceration of African-Americans and the corrosive use of New York City’s Stop and Frisk laws, I would think the most prestigious court in our…
In latest debate over affirmative action in Texas, we’re still not hearing enough about how the experience of being a person of color changes who a student is, in a way schools should be proud to consider in admissions decisions.
In a surprising move, four Asian-American groups have petitioned the Supreme Court to end race-based college admission decisions claiming they discriminate against Asian applicants. This move is counter to the stance most Asian-American advocacy groups typically take and argues that using race as a factor in admission leaves Asians out in the cold. Inside Higher…
