A report from Houston Chronicle: Seeing that the University of Texas is being challenged in court over admissions policies that consider race took me back to the days when I taught at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan was involved in a similar legal challenge. At the time I thought that those launching [...]

A report from New Hampshire Public Radio: College and university presidents are wringing their hands over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to revisit the issue of affirmative action next fall. Critics of racial preferences are thrilled because the court could significantly restrict the use of race in admissions, but proponents of affirmative action say this [...]

A report from New Hampshire Public Radio: College and university presidents are wringing their hands over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to revisit the issue of affirmative action next fall. Critics of racial preferences are thrilled because the court could significantly restrict the use of race in admissions, but proponents of affirmative action say this [...]

A report from NPR: Enlarge Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Students hoping for a repeal of California’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions protest outside of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Feb. 13. The Supreme Court will decide an affirmative action case next fall that could affect college admissions policies [...]

A report from Atlanta Journal Constitution: Print E-mail By Maureen Downey What do you call a Division I school that doesn’t lower its admission standards to admit star athletes? 0-12. While many people condemn any consideration of race in college admissions, few complain about the routine acceptance of lower-performing student athletes. In an investigation three [...]

A report from Daily Bruin: A controversial affirmative action bill currently awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s approval has raised concerns over the constitutionality of using race as a factor in college admissions. Senate Bill 185, authored by Sen. Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina), states that University of California and California State University schools may consider “race, gender, [...]

A report from CBS News:(CBS News)  University of California, Berkeley outside San Francisco is known for its history of protest. And now some students there are using cupcakes to, in their words, take a stand against affirmative action. The small bake sale is cooking up a big controversy. “Early Show” co-anchor Erica Hill reported the [...]

A report from The Root: A federal appeals court has struck down Michigan’s ban on the consideration of race or gender in college admissions, upending a 2006 law that forced the University of Michigan and other public schools to change admissions policies, the Associated Press reports. In a 2-1 decision, the 6th Circuit Court of [...]

A report from Seattle Post Intelligencer: DETROIT (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday struck down Michigan’s ban on the consideration of race and gender in college admissions, saying it burdens minorities and violates the U.S. Constitution. The 2-1 decision upends a sweeping law that forced the University of Michigan and other public schools [...]

A report from USA Today: By David Ashenfelter and Dawson Bell, Detroit Free Press DETROIT — A federal appeals court Friday struck down a state referendum that banned affirmative action in college admissions, employment and contracting, setting up another Supreme Court showdown on the issue. “It’s a tremendous victory,” Detroit lawyer George Washington said shortly [...]