US Supreme Court upholds affirmative action
The United States Supreme Court has backed race-based admissions after years of lower court rulings, as well as referendums, that have chipped away at the use of affirmative action programmes in admissions and led to a sharp decline in the number of minority students at US universities.
Protest shuts New Zealand university
One of New Zealand's eight universities, Canterbury, shut for half a day in protest against a government scheme to tie a “woefully inadequate” funding increase of 2.6 per cent to a freeze on tuition fees.
Register to continue
Why register?
- Registration is free and only takes a moment
- Once registered, you can read 3 articles a month
- Sign up for our newsletter
Subscribe
Or subscribe for unlimited access to:
- Unlimited access to news, views, insights & reviews
- Digital editions
- Digital access to THE’s university and college rankings analysis
Already registered or a current subscriber?
Please or to read this article.