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Court: Michigan University Must Comply With Affirmative Action Ban

LANSING, Mich. Supporters of Michigan’s Proposal 2 won a key legal battle late Friday, as a federal appeals court lifted an injunction that had given the state’s three major universities six more months to comply with parts of the new law.

January 1, 2007

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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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Turning Up the Heat on Affirmative Action Policies

Conservatives were already basking in the affirmative action ban approved by Michigan voters last month…

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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Tufts Editor Apologizes For Satire Aimed At Affirmative Action

MEDFORD, Mass. –An editor at a Tufts University conservative journal has apologized for publishing a satirical Christmas carol that ridiculed Black students and campus affirmative action policies.

December 11, 2006

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WSU President: Professor Who Used Racial Term to Face Reprimand

PULLMAN Wash. A professor who used a vulgar racial term while arguing with a student about a political demonstration is likely to face a reprimand, but will be allowed to continue teaching, Washington State University President Lane Rawlins said.

December 11, 2006

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Wayne State Law School Admit Policy Considers Adversity in Answer to Anti-Affirmative Action Law

The faculty at Wayne State University Law School on Wednesday unanimously approved a new admissions policy they say will produce a diverse student body and negate the expected harmful impact of a voter-approved affirmative action ban.

December 6, 2006

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Getting to the Truth

In recent years, corporate executives and local bar association officials have increasingly questioned why so few…

November 29, 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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In recent years, corporate executives and local bar association officials have increasingly questioned…

November 29, 2006

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Newly Nominated Defense Secretary Praised for Diversity Efforts as TAMU President

The newly nominated U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, has been praised for increasing the number minority students at Texas A&M University, where he is currently president. Reportedly he has been able to increase diversity without using race as a factor – but according to one leading education official, that is not entirely true.

November 19, 2006