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An Unlikely Scholar

The only outward sign that Dr. Christopher Cooper is sick is a small round patch behind his right ear…

December 20, 2006

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Ward Connerly Weighs In As Wisconsin Considers “Holistic” Admissions

MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin state colleges shouldn’t use an applicant’s race to help decide whether he or she gets into school, an affirmative action opponent told a packed committee hearing this week.

December 20, 2006

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U.S. Judge Lets Michigan Universities Use Affirmative Action, For Now

Michigan universities will continue race- and gender-based admissions, hiring and financial aid until July 1, 2007, instead of on Saturday, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

December 19, 2006

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Taking a Stand

Every December, the nation pauses to remember Pearl Harbor, the site of the 1941 Japanese surprise attack that propelled…

December 13, 2006

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An Unlikely Scholar

The only outward sign that Dr. Christopher Cooper is sick is a small round patch behind his right ear…

December 13, 2006

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Financing College Diversity: Is it a Case Of ‘Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’?

Many readers may be shocked to learn that some of this nation’s colleges and universities practice price…

December 13, 2006

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Michigan Universities Seek Delay on Affirmative Action Ban

LANSING, Mich. Three universities asked a federal court in Detroit on Monday to delay a new state ban on public affirmative action programs until after this year’s admissions and financial aid cycles.

December 11, 2006

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments For Voluntary Desegregation

During oral arguments Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court, neither the attorneys fighting race-conscious school assignments, nor the justices in their questioning, suggested that racial diversity was an unimportant goal. The primary issue before the court was whether achieving racial diversity in schools is a compelling enough goal to justify government intervention.

December 4, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Debate On Desegregation Rages as Supreme Court Begins Oral Arguments

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in two school desegregation cases that could drastically affect race-conscious initiatives in schools across the country. The justices are expected to make a decision this spring.

December 2, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Harvard Civil Rights Project Moves to UCLA

The Civil Rights Project will move next year from Harvard University to the University of California, Los Angeles, where it will have access to a more diverse faculty and take on more issues, including those affecting Hispanics.

November 30, 2006

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Michigan Higher Ed Leaders

In Maya Weitzer’s world, Nov. 7 will be remembered as a significant day. It was on that day…

November 29, 2006

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Achieving K-12 School Diversity Without Considering Race

Over the next few months, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of race-conscious…

November 29, 2006