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National Opinion Polls on Affirmative Action: Inflaming an Issue that is Divisive Enough

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bollinger decision in 2003. What is salient in the Leadership Conference report is the “whole story,” i.e., the holistic process that the Supreme Court required in the 2003 Grutter decision. A college must consider each student’s application and experiences individually. They’re intense enough.

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Supreme Court Hears Opening Arguments on Affirmative Action

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Carol Ashley, lead counsel of the team that wrote the American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity’s amicus brief The U.S. Harvard is accused of discriminating against Asian-Americans by giving applicants lower personal ratings than those of students from other races, thereby maintaining a soft quota.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Less than 10% of applicants are accepted. Students enroll in one of eight senior CUNY colleges, taking most courses at their home campuses where they have access to the campus honors lounge. There is also an effort to increase equity.

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Legal Expert Art Coleman Examines the Affirmative Action Ruling

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Particular areas of focus for Art include: student access, diversity, inclusion, expression, and success; faculty diversity, inclusion, and expression; and institutional accountability and accreditation. The last time I checked, it was maybe 2% of colleges and universities that admitted fewer than 25% of applicants.

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Acting in the Best Interest of the Institution

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I taught a first-year experience class one time and wore a tie every day because I felt like I was supposed to, and at the end of the semester, four or five students had written on the evaluations, ‘My favorite day was when you didn't wear a tie, 'cause you were applicable and real.’ That really hit home for me.

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

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But if you come together and say, ‘This is a community college project,’ and half of the community colleges in the state are all doing one application, you're more likely to find success. Doug was managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003, after working at The Chronicle since 1986 in a variety of roles.

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The Biden Administration Used the Pandemic to Justify Loan Forgiveness. Some Say It Didn’t Need To.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The administration will argue that it has the authority to cancel student debt under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities For Students (HEROES) Act of 2003, which allows for the cancellation of loans for people who have suffered economic hardship due to national emergencies—namely, the COVID-19 pandemic. Supreme Court later this month.