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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Colleges should step up diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, Biden administration says
The Education Department issued a report Thursday promoting strategies to increase diversity in the wake of a Supreme Court decision barring colleges from considering the race of applicants in the admission process.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Maine Voices: The undoing of Clarence Thomas – and of racial justice in America
To eliminate racism, do we have to retain racial categories, or must we eliminate any idea of race as real?
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
Commentary: Affirmative action carries on for students who are white, male and wealthy
The Supreme Court’s recent decision will do little to curb discrimination in higher education.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
Our View: Maine colleges strike the right note on affirmative action
Strong responses to last week’s Supreme Court ruling indicate that institutional leadership is thinking about diversity in the right way.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2023
Civil rights group, spurred by affirmative action ruling, challenges Harvard over legacy admissions
A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Americans divided over landmark Supreme Court decisions in poll
Recent rulings by the Supreme Court, including last year’s decision on abortion rights, 'signal a dangerous creep towards authoritarianism and centralization of power,' Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Maine colleges say Supreme Court ruling will harm efforts to create diverse campuses
With race effectively eliminated as a factor in college admissions, Maine schools must refocus their efforts to create diverse student bodies.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
In affirmative action and student loan cases, advocates fear losses for racial equality
If student loan forgiveness and affirmative action are both struck down by the Supreme Court, it could send an ominous signal to millions of Americans that conservative critics have succeeded in erecting more roadblocks to racial equality in America.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Biden ‘strongly disagrees’ with high court ruling striking down affirmative action in admissions
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
Supreme Court justices raise doubts on race-conscious college admissions
The court is weighing challenges to admissions programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard that use race among many factors in seeking a diverse student body.
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