Affirmative Action

Private Schools Are the Real College Admissions Scandal

James S. Murphy

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Black Students Are Tired of Teaching White Students Not to Be Racist

Hannah Taylor

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Harvard’s Affirmative Action Program Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect

Yuvraj Joshi

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Harvard Isn’t Off the Hook

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43 Percent of White Students Harvard Admits Are Legacies, Jocks, or the Kids of Donors and Faculty

Jordan Weissmann

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Matthew J. Johnson

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Texas Tech Medical School Agrees to No Longer Consider Race in Admissions

Elliot Hannon

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What It’s Like to Be Black on Campus When White People Assume You Don’t Deserve to Be There

Jamelle Bouie, Rachelle Hampton, Aisha Harris, and Carvell Wallace

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The Real Affirmative Action Goes to Wealthy White Kids

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Affirmative Action Is About to Face a Judicial Assault. It Will Survive by Going Further Underground.

Yuvraj Joshi

Feb 12, 2019 10:54 AM

The Harvard Admissions Trial Showed How Progressives Can Protect Affirmative Action

Aaron Mak

Nov 02, 2018 4:27 PM

Why Some Asian-American Groups Are Supporting a Conservative Effort to Attack Affirmative Action

Aaron Mak

Oct 18, 2018 6:24 PM

Asians Shouldn’t Have to Hide Their Heritage When Applying to College. I Did—and I’ll Always Regret It.

Aaron Mak

Dec 05, 2017 5:55 AM

Justice Department Is Investigating Whether Harvard’s Affirmative Action Practices Are Discriminatory

Lila Thulin

Nov 22, 2017 3:11 PM

“Diversity” Is Not Enough

Jamelle Bouie

Aug 09, 2017 1:48 PM

Outside of Elite Colleges, Affirmative Action Is Already Disappearing

Jordan Weissmann

Aug 03, 2017 7:28 PM

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The Department of Justice Is Building a Shadow Civil Rights Division

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