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Affirmative Action
Can Campus Diversity Survive Without Affirmative Action?
One study suggests it's possible but not feasible.
Debate Over Affirmative Action in College Admissions Could Be Disastrous for Legacy Students
If affirmative action is abolished there will undoubtedly be increased pressure to also eliminate admissions criteria that favor a very different demographic—children of alumni and donors.
The Trump Administration Axes Obama-Era Guidelines on Affirmative Action
The Trump administration is reversing Obama-era guidelines urging colleges to consider race in admissions practices.
Affirmative Action, Minority Students, and the Rich White College Applicant
Asian Americans are indeed treated unfairly in admissions, but affirmative action is a convenient scapegoat for those who seek to pit minority groups against each other.
Department of Justice Will Investigate Affirmative Action, Likely as Discrimination Against White Students
The affirmative action policies to be scrutinized typically aim to compensate for historical disadvantages among black and Latino students.
Blackballed in the Ivory Tower
From fraternities to administrative halls, American universities are failing to address serious race problems. In his new book, Lawrence Ross tells us how.
Affirmative Action Helps Everyone
Your research guide to the hottest American politics of 2015 and 2016.
Why Do Black Graduates Make Less Money?
Can higher-ed policy help close the racial wealth gap? Not on its current path.
May It Displease the Court: Affirmative Action, Race, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
A book on Justice Sonia Sotomayor reveals the bruising backstory to the Texas affirmative action case set to be heard again this fall.
Sure, Whites Are Privileged—but Not Me Personally!
A new psychology study shows how white people deny the reality of their inherent advantages.
How Recent Immigration Complicates Our Racial Justice Policies
As greater numbers of non-white immigrants enter the country, our racial justice policies are leaving behind longstanding racial minority populations.
Class Action: A Challenge to the Idea That Income Can Integrate America’s Campuses
The Supreme Court's decision on a potentially decisive affirmative action case has stirred talk of using class considerations to achieve diversity in the country’s colleges. Everyone thinks it sounds good. But some scholars say America’s campuses will never be meaningfully racially diverse under such programs.
No One Tell Justice Thomas: Affirmative Action 'Mismatch Theory' Debunked Again
Does affirmative action put kids in over their heads?
Affirmative Action's Road Doesn't Pass Through Perfection
Look for another workaround in case the Supreme Court goes negative on affirmative action.
Race-Blind College Admissions Failures
Blacks and Latinos who apply to the most selective public universities in some ‘race-blind’ states are being reshuffled downward to lower-quality schools, researchers say.
Politics Without the Media?
If politicians spoke directly to the American people, what would happen? New research suggests people might actually feel a little better about politics. But does that mean we should fire all the journalists?
Broadening ‘Diversity’ at Universities
Part III of a three-part series: The affirmative action of tomorrow might focus more on class and other proxies for hardship and less on race.
Your Best School May Not Be Among Best Schools
Part Two of a three-part series: Some contrarians feel affirmative action focuses more on getting in when it should focus on what students are getting out of college.
Affirmative Action: Shifting Attitudes, Surprising Results
Miller-McCune.com takes a three-part look at affirmative action 30 years after a landmark court decision that changed its face.