Tag: Dr. Gary Orfield

Segregation on the Rise? Report Highlights Increasing Racial Stratification Among K-12 Students

The Civil Rights Project’s recent report, “Black Segregation Matters: School Resegregation and Black Educational Opportunity,” highlights the increasing number of segregated K-12 schools across the country. The research suggests that Black students are far more segregated from White students now than in the Civil Rights Movement era but attend schools with many more Latinx students.

February 24, 2021

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Impeached for the Second Time

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted 232-197 to impeach President Donald J. Trump, a week after a group of supporters who was inspired by his rhetoric, violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to halt the certification of Electoral College votes that ultimately declared Joseph R. Biden as the next president of the United States.

January 13, 2021

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California Failed to Overturn Its Affirmative Action Ban. What’s Next?

Over 56% of Californians voted against Proposition 16, which would have removed the state’s ban on public institutions prioritizing “race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin” in admissions or hiring. In other words, the ballot initiative would have allowed the return of affirmative action if it had passed.

November 11, 2020

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Will Higher Education Take Center Stage at Democratic National Convention?

As the Democratic National Convention kicks off, experts speculate about what role higher education policy will play in the proceedings and what a Biden-Harris ticket could – and should – mean for higher education reform.

August 18, 2020

Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to End DACA, Educators Celebrate

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from being deported.

June 18, 2020

Judge Sides With Harvard on Affirmative Action Case

A federal court judge ruled on Tuesday to uphold Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions policy, dealing a blow to anti-affirmative action proponents who had hoped that the case might be a defining issue in next year’s 2020 presidential race.

October 1, 2019

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Scholars Believe Supreme Court Likely to End Affirmative Action with Kavanaugh

Scholars from coast to coast expect the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh – and they expect him to help end affirmative action by ruling against it in cases that reach the high court.

September 13, 2018

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Gary Orfield to Receive Marie Fielder Medal

Longtime civil rights scholar Dr. Gary Orfield will receive the Marie Fielder Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Social Transformation. Orfield, the Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at UCLA, will receive the award on Jan. 13 in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Fielding Graduate University’s Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership […]

December 21, 2016

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