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Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court showed deep divides over race-conscious university admissions while questioning lawyers in cases that could transform college campuses and overturn decades-old precedents.

The conservative-controlled Supreme Court appeared ready to curtail the use of race in college admissions during oral arguments Monday.

I did not time my book on racial classifications to coincide with litigation over affirmative action. Indeed, the book is not about affirmative action, and much of the book has nothing directly to do with it. Of course, though, it turns out that you can't talk about the post-World War…

The future of affirmative action in higher education is on the table as the Supreme Court wades into the admissions programs at the nation’s oldest public and private universities

A Supreme Court that is the most diverse in history will hear two cases Monday challenging the use of affirmative action in higher education

WASHINGTON — Following last term's overturning of Roe v. Wade and an expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court's conservatives are moving now to sharply limit or strike down affirmative action at colleges and universities.

UCF cracked the top 25 after their win over Cincinnati.

The campaign to end the practice has been long and well-funded.

Harvard and UNC attendees address how applicants’ backgrounds shape their lives as supreme court hears case

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A recent moment, among many, that provided Sam Hartman with a small dose of perspective came earlier this month, during Wake Forest’s week without a game. In a practice, Hartman attempted to hurdle a teammate and absorbed a discomforting blow to his shoulder. It wasn’t anything serious,…

The University of North Carolina was once a bastion of segregation