Public Education
Ivy league school agrees to hand over admissions data, $30 million to Trump admin(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Cornell University struck a deal with the Trump administration on Friday in order to win back the $1 billion in federal funding stripped from it… Read More
Public Education
Des Moines school district latest to be investigated by DOJ for DEI policies(The Center Square) – The Des Moines Public School System is the latest to be investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice for alleged discriminatory hiring practices. The investigation… Read More
Courts
Top California medical school facing lawsuit for allegedly using affirmative action despite Supreme Court rulingAlthough the Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions in higher education nearly two years ago, a new lawsuit alleges the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California,… Read More
Race
White law professor sues university over ‘double standard’ after suspension for race policy criticism(The Heartlander) — A white law professor is suing her university after being disciplined for her criticism of its racial policies and diversity staff while antisemitic speech on campus went… Read More
Courts
Group that pushed SCOTUS to end affirmative action ‘gravely concerned’ elite colleges aren’t complying with ruling(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) sent letters Tuesday to Yale, Princeton and Duke questioning the universities’ compliance with the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action… Read More
Public Education
Asian enrollment rises at Brown University following affirmative action ban(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The share of Asian students at Brown University has risen this year following the Supreme Court’s strike down of affirmative action policies, according to data… Read More
Mizzou, Race, Uncategorized
Republicans urge Mizzou to ignore Democrats’ calls to restore race in admissions(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans are urging the University of Missouri to ignore Democrats' calls to skirt the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in college admissions. In a … Read More
Biden administration
Biden admin guidance: How to consider race in college admissions despite SCOTUS ruling(The Center Square) – The U.S Department of Education urged colleges and universities to continue pursuing racial diversity on campus despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision deeming the previous… Read More
Courts
Biden admin urges colleges to continue to racially discriminate following Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Biden administration urged colleges and universities on Monday to continue to racially discriminate in an effort to make their student body diverse, following the… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS decision will have little effect on Kansas college admissions(The Sentinel) – A Supreme Court decision in late June will have little effect on college admissions in Kansas according to the Kansas Board of Regents. On June 27, 2023,… Read More
Courts
More Black Americans support SCOTUS’ affirmative action ruling than oppose it, poll reveals(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A plurality of black Americans support the Supreme Court’s decision last month that struck down race-based admission policies at colleges, according to a YouGov/The Economist… Read More
Opinion, Race
Op-Ed: Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision elevates principle over preferences(The Center Square) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College demonstrates why it is essential for courts to… Read More
Courts
Senator warns defiant college presidents not to flout Supreme Court affirmative action rulingAn Ohio senator has forewarned 10 university presidents who “expressed open hostility” to the Supreme Court’s striking down of affirmative action to not try circumventing the ruling. The Supreme… Read More
Courts, Race
Affirmative action struck down: U.S. Supreme Court rules against race-based admissions by Harvard, University of North CarolinaIn a highly anticipated ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court found Thursday that the race-based admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution. The 6-3 ruling… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court may strike down race-based admissions policies in universitiesTwo cases before the Supreme Court have the potential to end affirmative action in university admissions. Such admission policies have been challenged on the grounds that they might disqualify students… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court considers legality of race-based admission in colleges(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in potentially landmark cases that question whether colleges and universities’ race-based admissions policies can remain in place. The… Read More
National
U.S. Supreme Court to consider legality of affirmative action in colleges(The Center Square) – Fresh off controversial rulings on abortion and vaccine mandates, the U.S. Supreme Court will now take up affirmative action in the college admissions process. The race-based… Read More