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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. What we now think of as “affirmative action” for demographic minorities, particularly racial minorities, emerged most clearly through President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs in the 1960s. Regents of the University of California v.

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Law, Medical School Diversity Grows Ahead of Affirmative Action Ban

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Minority enrollments at both law and medical schools have increased in recent years. A decade ago, only about 28% of first-year law students were racial or ethnic minorities. Despite such growth in student diversity, minorities in the legal profession remain underrepresented in the U.S.

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Nearly $19M in Grants Awarded to 12 Colleges to Address Teacher Shortage

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The federal government awarded a dozen minority-serving institutions (MSIs) $18.8 The Department of Education (ED) announced Wednesday that colleges and universities across the U.S. This injection of funds comes at a crucial time for K-12 education. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program aims to bridge that divide.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education. This is a time of great change in higher education," Gee said , "and we are leading that change rather than being its victim."

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Being a First-Generation College Student Made Me a Feminist

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I made the dean's list for the first time and remained on the dean's list until I graduated in 2008. Though I began my undergraduate career studying psychology, I ended up graduating as a creative writing major with a minor in women and gender studies (WGS).

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Will Legacy Admissions End Along With Affirmative Action?

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A new lawsuit claims Harvard University discriminates against minority students by favoring legacy applicants. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights by Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), alleges the practice violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint, filed with the U.S. But are they?

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Is There an HBCU in New York?

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Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) stand at the vanguard of providing Black and African American students with a rigorous education among a community of their peers. HBCUs continue to produce many educated members of the Black middle class and a large percentage of professionals in various career fields.