Tag: Affirmative Action: Page 23

Community Colleges

Ward Connerly Dealt A Loss in Colorado; Nebraska reviews new law

Colorado voters narrowly rejected banning affirmative action at public colleges and universities.

November 9, 2008

LGBTQ+

U.S. accepts Black President, struggles with other social advances

Americans made history this week by electing their first Black president while banning affirmative action and gay marriage at the same time.

November 6, 2008

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Colorado Rejects Banning Affirmative Action

Colorado voters narrowly rejected banning affirmative action at public colleges and universities.

November 6, 2008

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No Retreat on Affirmative Action Under Obama, Black Think Tank Predicts

An administration under President-elect Barack Obama will protect race-based affirmative action in education and employment, political pundits said at a post-election analysis discussion convened Wednesday at the nation’s leading think tank on African-American affairs.

November 5, 2008

Students

Voters Set To Decide on Affirmative Action, Whether to Give More Public Dollars to Education

Voters will not only choose the next president on Tuesday, but in many states they will also cast ballots affecting higher colleges and universities across the country.

November 2, 2008

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Group Says Nebraska College Biased Against Whites

A group supporting a Nov. 4 ballot measure to end affirmative action says the University of Nebraska College of Law discriminates against White students, but school officials say they never released data that could produce that finding.

October 9, 2008

Leadership & Policy

Affirmative Action Before Voters in Colo., Neb.

University of Colorado freshman Darian Salehy loves college life so far — except for one thing.

October 6, 2008

African-American

Forging Ahead in a Changing Landscape

I am passionate about three things: the news, diversity and education. A newspaper reporter by training, I was attracted to the profession by its public watchdog role.

September 17, 2008

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Keeping the Affirmative Action Debate in Context

With Sen. Barack Obama just one step away from the presidency of the United States, many are questioning the need for affirmative action.

September 17, 2008

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Perspectives: Keeping the Affirmative Action Debate in Context

With Sen. Barack Obama just one step away from the presidency of the United States, many are questioning the need for affirmative action.

September 16, 2008

MSIs

Scholars Blame Low Minority Retention in STEM on Affirmative Action

Minority students are leaving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines in disproportionate numbers before graduating, because affirmative action may be placing students in rigorous academic settings for which they are not prepared, a panel of scholars told the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Friday

September 14, 2008

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Justice Thomas Says Constitution Forbids Racial Preference

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday that African-Americans are better served by colorblind programs than affirmative action.

September 9, 2008