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6 months ago

Students find new college admissions process, post-SCOTUS affirmative action ruling

Students applying to post-secondary schools following the Supreme Court's affirmative-action decision in college admissions are navigating a new landscape.
6 months ago
18-year-old incoming college student David Jiang (middle), whose parents (left and right) immigrated from China over 20 years ago, said Harvard University had been his dream school.
1 year ago

Affirmative action: What to know about the Supreme Court cases

The court has rolled back the use of race in college admissions.
1 year ago
A statue of John Harvard looks over Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015.
2 years ago

Justices to take aim at race-conscious college admissions in affirmative action cases

The Supreme Court on Monday takes up the use of race in college admissions in cases challenging affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.
2 years ago
Baruch College, part of the City University of New York, is one of the most diverse college campuses in America. More than 70% of students are non-white.
2 years ago

Justices to revisit cases on affirmative action for major universities

The Supreme Court will begin hearing two cases reconsidering the role race has in college admissions, including cases against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Justices to revisit cases on affirmative action for major universities
7 years ago

Justice Department denies 'personnel posting' reflects new policy on affirmative action

The DOJ pushed back, in part, on a report that the department is working on a new policy to investigate allegations of discrimination against white students.
7 years ago
An exterior view of the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, DC, July 2017.