Affirmative Action (Topic)
This Virginia Bill Expands Affirmative Action in State Contracting
The bill creates a new program to increase agency spending on small businesses, particularly those owned by women, minorities, and disabled veterans.
Reason
4 min read
‘DEI is dead, equality isn’t’: experts chart path forward amid Trump’s culture war
Two law professors outline strategies for equality’s survival in a Trumpian post-DEI era in new book How Equality Wins
The Guardian - US
8 min read
Helen Andrews Is Wrong About Asians, Admissions, and Affirmative Action
Her central claim—that forcing Harvard to end racial discrimination has only harmed whites—is not supported by the data she cites.
Reason
6 min read
Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions
The Trump administration is suing Harvard University, saying it has refused to provide admissions records that the Justice Department demanded to ensure the Ivy League school stopped using affirmative action in admissions
The Independent UK
4 min read
DOJ cracks down on Minnesota’s affirmative action program in latest escalation of Trump’s battle with state
Minnesota has sued the Trump administration for its sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis
The Independent UK
4 min read
This student group agrees US universities are too elitist – but aims to transform, not destroy them
Class Action, a grassroots network formed after the affirmative action ruling, seeks to be critical of universities in their current form
The Guardian - US
10 min read
South Africa eases affirmative action regulations on Starlink and others that Musk said were racist
South Africa’s communications minister has ordered a policy change that allows Elon Musk's Starlink and other foreign-owned satellite internet providers to operate in the country without selling 30% of their local equity to Black or other non-white owners
The Independent UK
3 min read
Should Affirmative Action End?
Jason Riley and Paul Frymer debate affirmative action and the Supreme Court.
Reason
1 min read
Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds
An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions
The Independent UK
7 min read
Affirmative action opponent's next target: A private school with admissions preference for Hawaiians
A private school founded by a Hawaiian princess gives admissions preference to Native Hawaiian applicants
The Independent UK
8 min read
