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How Will the Harvard Lawsuit Affect Affirmative Action in College Admissions?

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Indeed, in its origins, it was most closely linked to employment, rather than education. Despite this initial focus on employment, affirmative action became most commonly associated with education, and particularly higher education, during the 1970s. Bollinger in 2003), considered race.

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The Future of Race-Conscious Admissions

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Bakke sued for violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The Supreme Court went on to reaffirm this use of race as “one of many factors” in a holistic admissions process in subsequent cases including in 2003 in decisions in Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v.

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Affirmative Action Ban Would Limit Faculty Diversity

BestColleges

As the higher education community braces itself in anticipation of the U.S. And while the 2003 Gratz v. With each department acting as its own admissions office, universities will have to train faculty after defining the "parameters of what is permissible," Garcia Bedolla said. Precedent suggests the lines are blurred.

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Legal Expert Art Coleman Examines the Affirmative Action Ruling

EAB

Art Coleman, one of the nation’s foremost legal experts on affirmative action in higher education, joins EAB’s Tom Cakuls to unpack the recent Supreme Court ruling. Today I have the great privilege of bringing you a conversation with Art Coleman, one of the nation's foremost legal experts on affirmative action in higher education.

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These States Offer College Scholarships, Financial Aid to Former Foster Youth

BestColleges

A BestColleges report on the challenges this demographic of students faces found that SEFC often feel like an invisible part of higher education. Still, students can apply for an Education and Training Voucher (ETV) to receive up to $5,000 per year. Financial aid is incredibly valuable for SEFC.

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Supreme Court Rules to Block Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan

BestColleges

The court's decision came down to whether the debt forgiveness plan is an appropriate application of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act). He added that the HEROES Act allows the federal government to make "modest adjustments" to the federal student loan system.

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President Biden’s New Student Debt Forgiveness Plan: Everything We Know

BestColleges

Supreme Court ruled Friday that Biden's previous debt forgiveness plan — which relied on the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (HEROES Act) — was unlawful. Supreme Court because it relied on the HEROES Act.

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