Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
CHICAGO (AP) — When she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the story she thought ...
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Will the Rodriguez family's college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?
Watch the CBS Reports documentary "The End of Affirmative Action" in the video player above. WILMING...
A federal appeals court blocks a grant program for Black female entrepreneurs
A legal battle between a program that awards grants to female entrepreneurs of color and a conservat...
US education chief considers new ways to discourage college admissions preference for kids of alumni
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s education chief said he’s open to using “whatever levers” ar...
Group behind Supreme Court affirmative action cases files lawsuit against West Point over admissions policies
Washington — The anti-affirmative action group behind the pair of cases that led the Supreme Court t...
Why pizza costs more in Iceland and other listener questions
You ask, we answer! We help a parent explain exchange rates to their kid, a high school teacher expl...
Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks
Just three years after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis set off a torrent of hiring of chie...
Biden administration advises colleges on how race of students can be considered in admissions
Washington — After the Supreme Court's decision in June banning affirmative action admission policie...
Gen Z progressives hope to use Supreme Court's student loan, affirmative action decisions to mobilize young voters
Gen Z progressives like Claire Simon are pushing for record turnout for young voters in the 2024 ele...
Department of Education opens investigation into Harvard University's legacy admissions
The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University's policies on l...
Education Department opens investigation into Harvard’s legacy admissions
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University’s...
Ivy colleges favor rich kids for admission, while middle-class students face obstacles, study finds
Admission to an Ivy League college or a similarly elite institution like MIT is often seen as a gold...
Affirmative action for rich kids: It's more than just legacy admissions
A few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ended affirmative action in college admissions. The ruling h...
A rare battle at the Supreme Court; plus, Asian Americans and affirmative action
Years before their appointments to the highest court in the land, Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotom...
Affirmative action in college admissions and why military academies were exempted by the Supreme Court
Washington — The landmark Supreme Court decision rejecting race-conscious admissions at colleges and...
Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling
A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice dis...
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Affirmative action ruling "eliminates a valuable tool" for universities
One day after the Supreme Court ruled to strike down affirmative action in college admissions, offic...
With affirmative action gutted for college, race-conscious work programs may be next
The Supreme Court's ruling on Thursday that effectively ends affirmative action in higher education ...
Supreme Court rejects affirmative action, ending use of race as factor in college admissions
Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that race-conscious admission policies of Harvard C...
What is affirmative action? History behind race-based college admissions practices the Supreme Court overruled
The United States Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that affirmative action programs at Harvard Colleg...