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Community Colleges

NY Raises College Admission Standards for Teachers

Aspiring teachers will have to be near the top of their class and pass an entrance exam to attend a State University of New York program under tougher college admission requirements announced Monday.

September 24, 2013

Students

Southern University Adding International Flavor

Thirty-six Brazilian students will be navigating the campus along with Southern University’s first-time freshmen and returning upperclassmen.

August 19, 2013

Students

Coming to Terms with Fisher

Law professors discuss using race in admissions policies following the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.

August 13, 2013

Opinion

President Obama Sparks a National Conversation on Race After Trayvon Martin Verdict

Now that the president has finally addressed the topic of race publicly, what will the conversation look like going forward?

July 22, 2013

Home

Yale Enhances Admissions Outreach to Low-Income Students

The Ivy League university is taking research-based practices and employing them directly to low-income high school seniors whom university officials would like to have applying for fall 2014 admission.

July 11, 2013

Faculty & Staff

We Have Come a Long Way on Racial Issues, But We Have a Long Way to Go

A few days ago, we were discussing the modern Civil Rights Movement in the five-week summer session course that I am teaching.

July 10, 2013

Students

Missouri, Kansas Public Colleges Say Minority Recruitment Efforts Unaffected

Some schools say a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action won’t affect their efforts to recruit minority students.

July 8, 2013

Students

Study Says Affirmative Action Does Not Do a Disservice to Students

Two professors find that disadvantaged students who were admitted to elite University of California institutions did just as well as their better-prepared peers.

July 1, 2013

Latinx

Supreme Court’s Ruling Means Affirmative Action Safe for Now

I always thought Abigail Fisher’s case wasn’t quite good enough to bring down what has been the most successful tool for racial equity in history.

June 24, 2013

Opinion

Supreme Court’s ‘Ostrich’ Logic on Affirmative Action

At least we have one U.S. Supreme Court justice interested in justice, who has the courage to judge and is willing to stand up for truth.

June 24, 2013

African-American

Supreme Court Puts Affirmative Action Case Back in Lower Courts’ Hands

Court backs use of race in higher education admissions process, but makes it more difficult to use the policies to achieve diversity.

June 24, 2013

Home

Guide Advises Officials on Responding to Upcoming Texas Affirmative Action Decision

The Access & Diversity Collaborative has published “Preparing for the Fisher Decision: Are You Ready?” to help higher education officials respond to the forthcoming Fisher v. University of Texas decision.

May 16, 2013