Tag: admissions
How Two Colleges Are Responding to the Race-Conscious Admissions Ban
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to ban race-conscious admissions in higher education, experts in the field of DEI (diversity, equity,...
Common App Will Allow Colleges to Hide Race, Ethnicity Information
The Common App announced this week it will offer colleges the option to hide information related to applicants' race and ethnicity in response to...
Select Supreme Court Justices Assert the Diversity Benefits of Affirmative Action
Going into 2023, the use of affirmative action in the college admissions process hangs in the balance, as the U.S. Supreme Court decides to...
Nearly 70 Leading Corporations Back Harvard and UNC Chapel Hill in...
Some of the world’s largest corporations have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court stating their support of affirmative action policies at Harvard...
Education Organizations Rally Against Legacy Admissions
On Wednesday, more than 20 education organizations pushed higher education leaders to eliminate legacy admissions in an open letter addressed to college and university...
Federal Judge Says UNC Chapel Hill Can Consider Race in Admissions...
A federal judge ruled Monday that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill) can continue using race as a factor...
Justice Department Drops Yale Discrimination Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped a lawsuit Wednesday that alleged Yale University had been discriminating against Asian American and White applicants in...
Auditor’s Report Finds UC System Used Unfair Admissions
For six years, the University of California (UC) admitted dozens of students based on wealthy donations and personal connections to university staff, according to...
Texas Tech HSC Eliminates Race-Based Admissions, Raising Concerns About Diversity
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has agreed to eliminate racial selection during its admission process.
"By going beyond the law to enshrine an...
