The Latest Breaking News from Affirmative Action

The Biden administration is asking America’s colleges to step up their efforts to make campuses more racially diverse

Because names are among the first things you learn about someone, they can influence first impressions.

President Joe Biden’s education chief says he’s open to using “whatever levers” are available — including federal money — to discourage colleges from giving preference to the children of alumni and donors

Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders say many of the threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action

The military has long maintained that the nation's security depends on having a diverse officer corps that is ready to lead an increasingly diverse fighting force.

West Point has been sued in federal court for using race and ethnicity as factors in admissions by the same group behind the lawsuit that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions

Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA) claimed West Point violated the Fifth Amendment by using race-concious admissions

BRS demands 33% reservation for OBCs and women in Parliament/State Legislatures. CM Rao urges PM Modi to initiate legal process in special session. Constitution envisages affirmative action for marginalised sections/women to correct historical wrongs. Telangana govt. implementing 30% reservation for women in public employment/admissions. Resolution passed in 2014, but no…

"It is more important that we band together."

Edward Blum, who was behind the case that ended affirmative action in college admissions, has filed a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, launched by two Black women entrepreneurs.

Malaysia has a unique take on positive discrimination. While most affirmative action programs are aimed at promoting opportunities for ethnic and religious minorities, the Malaysian government has implemented a system that favours the country’s majority, Malay Muslims, who account for nearly 70 percent of the population. These policies have proved…