President, Advocates and Educators Slam High Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
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President, Advocates and Educators Slam High Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden strongly criticized the Supreme Court's Thursday ruling against using race-based affirmative action in college admissions, saying the decision "walked away from decades of precedent." "We cannot let this decision be the last word," Biden said... Read More

High Court Strikes Down Race-Based Affirmative Action in College Admissions
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High Court Strikes Down Race-Based Affirmative Action in College Admissions

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in a ruling that will have wide-ranging implications for academia. The 6-3 decision effectively... Read More

Supreme Court Seems Ready to Narrow Affirmative Action’s Role in College Admissions
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Supreme Court Seems Ready to Narrow Affirmative Action’s Role in College Admissions
2022-11-01 14:29:46
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — For decades colleges and universities across the country have used affirmative action in their admissions programs to foster diversity on campus. On Monday, however, the conservative supermajority on the high court signaled they are ready to sharply curtail... Read More

Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case Challenges College Admissions Policies
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Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case Challenges College Admissions Policies
2022-01-26 00:15:36
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an affirmative action case that threatens to invalidate college admissions policies intended to level the playing field for disadvantaged minorities. A group of Asian students say they were passed over by... Read More

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