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Admissions Traditional-Age

After Supreme Court Ruling, Can the Essay Get You In?

It may help to identify minority students, but experts caution against expecting essays to replace affirmative action.

Quick Takes

National Society of Black Engineers Moves Convention Out of Florida

The National Society of Black Engineers is moving its 50th annual convention from Orlando, Fla., to Atlanta. “When we’re looking...
Quick Takes

CSUs Failed to Return Native American Remains and Other Items

Most California State University campuses with collections of Native American remains and cultural items have failed to return them to...
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Admissions

Does the Supreme Court Order Apply to Financial Aid?

Missouri attorney general tells all colleges to drop minority scholarships. University of Missouri system complies.

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Opinion
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Affirmative Action and the Myth of Merit

A more inclusive definition of merit provides an opportunity for higher ed to reinvent itself after the Supreme Court’s damaging decision, Demetria D. Frank, Darrell D. Jackson and Jamila Jefferson-Jones write.

The scene in front of the Supreme Court Oct. 31, when the court heard arguments in two cases challenging race-conscious admissions in higher education: a lone opponent of affirmative action, with protest signs, stands next to a group of mostly young people rallying in support of affirmative action.
Opinion
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Not a Win for Asian American Applicants

The Supreme Court decision on affirmative action won’t change deeper reasons Asian Americans are disadvantaged in elite college admissions, Leelila Strogov writes.

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Faculty Issues Diversity & Equity

White Professor Resigns, Alleges Reverse Discrimination

A now-former Pennsylvania State University system professor says a series of trainings and the campus’s approach to grading discriminated based on race.

City College of San Francisco board president Alan Wong stands in a row with a group of representatives of organizations supporting Cantonese programming in front of a college building on the Chinatown campus. Many of the people are Asian American, and some are wearing blue paper masks.
Diversity Race & Ethnicity

Cantonese Certificate Program Stalled at City College of San Francisco

The college was expected to launch two Cantonese certificate programs this fall. One program isn’t moving forward, and advocates are upset by the delay.