University of California Endorses Measure to Restore Affirmative Action

| June 15, 2020 The University of California’s governing board on Monday unanimously approved restoring affir Read more

Numerous Stakeholders File Brief Supporting Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions Policy

by Jessica Ruf | May 24, 2020
In tandem with attorneys general from 14 other states and the District of Columbia, Massachuset [...] Read more

Study: Minority Student Enrollment Hasn’t Kept Pace With Demographic Trends in States That Have Affirmative Action Bans

by Pearl Stewart | April 8, 2020
Enrollment of underrepresented minorities at public universities has not kept pace with demogra [...] Read more

Judge Dismisses Anti-Affirmative Action Lawsuit Against NYU Law Review

| April 1, 2020
A U.S. District Judge has dismissed a lawsuit by an anti-affirmative action group that accused [...] Read more

Idaho Senate Passes Anti-Affirmative Action Bill

by Jessica Ruf | March 17, 2020
Following a heated debate, the Idaho Senate voted 25-10 in favor of legislation that would forb [...] Read more

California Assembly Members Introduce Amendment to Repeal Affirmative Action Ban

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 16, 2020
Two California assembly members have introduced an amendment that would repeal a ban on affirma [...] Read more

DOJ Files Amicus Brief Saying Harvard’s Admissions Policy Violates Civil Rights Law

by Shailaja Neelakantan | February 27, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice, in an amicus brief filed on Tuesday to a federal appeals court, [...] Read more

2019 Year in Review

by Sara Weissman | December 30, 2019
In 2019, issues related to diversity in higher education took the national stage, from affirmat [...] Read more

Harvard Affirmative Action Decision Exposes Asian American Divide

by Emil Guillermo | October 5, 2019
The Harvard decision last week makes me cheer. And cry. It solves nothing. It only furthers an [...] Read more

Judge Sides With Harvard on Affirmative Action Case

by Jamal Eric Watson | October 1, 2019
A federal court judge ruled on Tuesday to uphold Harvard University’s race-conscious admissio [...] Read more

Scholars Critique White House Higher Ed Policies, 2020 Candidates’ Proposals

| July 15, 2019
Considering unease on many campuses regarding the Trump administration’s higher education pol [...] Read more

Redefining Merit

by Andrew Martinez | April 25, 2019
Following the college admissions scandal, countless thought pieces have addressed inequity in c [...] Read more

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to No Longer Use Race as Factor in Medical School Admissions

by Monica Levitan | April 9, 2019
Officials from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center have announced the center will [...] Read more

The Myth of Meritocracy

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | March 13, 2019
To my high school guidance counselor, I wasn’t college material. I remember flipping through [...] Read more

UNC Admissions Lawsuit Likely Headed to Supreme Court

| January 22, 2019
The federal lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions practices at the University of North [...] Read more

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

College Athletics After COVID-19; What is the Impact? What Are the Ramifications?

Recorded on May 27, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

College Athletics After COVID-19;
What is the Impact?
What Are the Ramifications?