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Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. In 2018, Chen was a student organizer and expert witness for the defense in Students for Fair Admissions vs. President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The California State University system is piloting direct admissions, in which students will not have to go through the traditional admission application process. Berenecea Johnson Eanes “The campus itself has a rich history in the community of East Los Angeles and is an anchor institution for that community,” Eanes says.

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Association Sanctions New College of Florida, Spartanburg Community College for Violations of Shared Governance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

New College of Florida and Spartanburg Community College have been added to the American Association of University Professors ’ list of institutions sanctioned for substantial noncompliance with widely accepted standards of academic government. AAUP’s Governing Council voted on the measure Feb.

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Students at Women's College Voted in Favor of Allowing Transgender Men and Nonbinary People Assigned Male at Birth for Admission

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

14 to allow transgender men and nonbinary people assigned male at birth to be eligible for admission, The Washington Post reported. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission. Women’s liberal arts institution Wellesley College students voted Mar. Approximately 2.1%

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Federal Court Tosses All Fraud Convictions of Two Parents in “Operation Varsity Blues” Admissions Scandal

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A Boston-based federal appeals court has overturned all fraud convictions of two parents who paid bribes to get their kids into elite universities as athletic recruits in what was a massive college admissions scandal, NBC News reported. Gamal Abdelaziz On May 10, the 1st U.S.

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What the Supreme Court’s Admissions Decision Says About Democracy

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And – of course – admissions. Which brings me to the Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision limiting the use of race as a factor in college admissions. Terri Taylor We did not get 237 pages of majority opinion, dissents, and concurrences solely to explain how highly selective universities should do admissions. Affordability.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court struck down race-consciousness in college admissions upending four decades of precedent and reshaping the landscape of higher education (Edelman, 2023, par. In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). In June 2023, the U.

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