Push for fresh commitments on access after Supreme Court ruling

Protest at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 1, 2023. The US Supreme Court on June 27 banned the use of race and ethnicity in university admissions as described in the article

Legacy admissions face challenge after affirmative action ban

Echoing conservative Supreme Court, coalition of advocacy groups formally demands end to Harvard’s admissions preferences for relatives of alumni

By Paul Basken

14 July

Harvard University Graduates on Commencement Day

US campuses vow push on racial equity after Supreme Court ruling

Academic leaders see grounds for improvement despite Supreme Court ruling, though track record suggests reason for sceptism

By Paul Basken

29 June

Mural illustrating the hope for black people to illustrate HBCUs partner with elites to build equity

Top HBCUs team up with research universities to promote equity

With AAU providing teamwork and guidance, leading subset of black-serving US institutions hopes that banding together will help overcome decades of public neglect

By Paul Basken

31 January

THE Campus Live US: junking legacy admissions ‘could hurt diverse colleges’

Leading civil rights figure in US higher education questions assertions by Supreme Court justices that ending legacy advantages could be a reasonable response to their expected ban on affirmative action

By Paul Basken

11 November

Push for fresh commitments on access after Supreme Court ruling

After court rejects racial preferences in admissions, biggest US civil rights group presses campuses for corrective pledges

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Push for fresh commitments on access after Supreme Court ruling

After court rejects racial preferences in admissions, biggest US civil rights group presses campuses for corrective pledges

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Related articles

Legacy admissions face challenge after affirmative action ban

US campuses vow push on racial equity after Supreme Court ruling

Top HBCUs team up with research universities to promote equity

THE Campus Live US: junking legacy admissions ‘could hurt diverse colleges’

Related universities

Howard University

University of California, Davis

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