The Latest Breaking News from Affirmative Action

Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision could spell trouble for corporate diversity initiatives

If the Supreme Court rules against affirmative action, universities risk becoming more homogenous, making it harder for companies to recruit diverse hires.

Fortune · May 31, 2023

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals

After bans on affirmative action in states from California to Florida, colleges have tried a range of strategies to achieve a diverse student body

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

This Supreme Court case could spell the beginning of the end for affirmative action. It’s a looming crisis for corporate America

"After this you’ll really be able to identify who has always been on board and who never really was," says one diversity, equity, and inclusion specialist.

Fortune · May 30, 2023

Same-sex marriage: gender may be fluid, but the idea of mother cannot be, Ministry tells SC

Centre said the idea of gender fluidity could not be allowed to manifest in areas in which special protections or affirmative action had been made for women as a binary gender

The Hindu · May 10, 2023

Asian Americans spent decades seeking fair education. Then the right stole the narrative

Affirmative action opponents have used racial scapegoating to reframe the national debate, exploiting middle-class fears

The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2023

Ending affirmative action harms college diversity if legacy preferences stand

Colleges would have to scrap preferences for legacy applicants and student athletes to improve racial diversity if the U.S. Supreme Court ends affirmative action in admissions, even if they consider other factors such as class, a new study found.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

The One Key Question No Justice Asked in the Harvard/UNC Affirmative Action Case

Harvard and UNC's defense is based on the perceived need for racial diversity; but how do they justify treating "Hispanic" as a Racial Classification?

Reason · Mar 14, 2023

Elon Musk and Mark Cuban get into a new Twitter spat over affirmative action

Twitter owner is apparently unhappy about the decline of the importance of standarised test scores in the higher education admissions process

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Colleges brace for the end of affirmative action

"Institutions are just going to be scrambling."

Axios · Feb 24, 2023

Decades after California's affirmative action ban, legal debate stalls funding for Black students

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Decades after California voters approved a ban on affirmative action, Gov. Gavin Newsom is citing the state law as a hindrance to giving schools extra funding to support Black students.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 17, 2023